Search USDA-Licensed Dog Breeders and Dealers

Verify any USDA Class A breeder or Class B dealer against our mirror of the USDA APHIS public database. Search 2,783 active licensees by name, DBA, certificate number, or city. Every result links to a full profile with USDA inspection history since 2014.

What This Tool Does

This lookup mirrors the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) , refreshed monthly. Use it to confirm a dog breeder holds an active federal license under the Animal Welfare Act before buying a puppy, selling to a dealer, or inspecting the facility's compliance record.

Two USDA license classes appear in results:

  • Class A (Breeder): Breeds and raises dogs on their own premises for sale. Required for breeders with more than 4 breeding females who sell dogs sight-unseen (online, by phone, or by mail).
  • Class B (Dealer): Buys and resells dogs, typically brokers who purchase from breeders and sell to pet stores, research facilities, or directly to consumers.

Certificate format: USDA certificate numbers follow the pattern XX-Y-NNNN: two-digit state code, license class letter (A, B, C, or R), and a sequence number (e.g., 43-A-6252).

Not finding the breeder? They may be exempt from federal licensing (four or fewer breeding females, or face-to-face sales only), licensed only at the state level, or operating without a required license. Check the state-level breeder licensing rules that also apply.

About these licenses: USDA Class A (breeder) and Class B (dealer) licenses are issued under the federal Animal Welfare Act and cover many kinds of animals, not just dogs (for example cats, rabbits, and other regulated species). A licensee shown here holds a USDA license but may breed or deal in animals other than dogs, so inclusion in this database does not necessarily mean the licensee breeds dogs. Always verify a breeder's species, status, and details directly with the licensee and with USDA APHIS (opens in new tab) .

2,163 Class A Breeders
620 Class B Dealers
2026-10-21 Data as of

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,231 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6101 Class A Amos Lambright DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 6/24/2027 Active
23-A-0661 Class A AMOS M FISHER DBA: — QUARRYVILLE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0730 Class A Amos M Stoltzfus DBA: — Cochranville, PA Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
31-A-0941 Class A Amos M Yoder DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6479 Class A Amos Miller DBA: — Centralia, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0305 Class A Amos S Beiler DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
32-A-0619 Class A Amos S Fisher DBA: — Waveland, IN Exp: 5/17/2029 Active
23-A-0315 Class A AMOS S STOLTZFUS DBA: — NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5349 Class A AMOS SCHWARTZ DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0646 Class A AMOS SMUCKER DBA: — Kirkwood, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0801 Class A Amos Stoltzfus DBA: — Lititz, PA Exp: 6/27/2027 Active
32-A-0753 Class A AMOS STOLTZFUS DBA: — CAMBRIDGE CITY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0531 Class A AMOS STOLTZFUS DBA: — PARKESBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0695 Class A AMOS STOLTZFUS DBA: — DOYLESBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0653 Class A Amos Stoltzfus and Katie Stoltzfus DBA: — Loganton, PA Exp: 10/2/2027 Active
23-A-0603 Class A Amos Stoltzfus Jacob Stoltzfus DBA: — LITITZ, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0794 Class A Amos Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 10/3/2027 Active
32-A-1059 Class A Amos Yoder DBA: — Middleburg, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0554 Class A AMOS YODER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0482 Class A AMOS YODER MARLA YODER DBA: — MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0005 Class A Amos Zimmerman DBA: Zimmermans Kennels East Earl, PA Exp: 4/21/2029 Active
23-A-0595 Class A AMOS ZIMMERMAN DBA: — EPHRATA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0306 Class A AMOS ZIMMERMAN DBA: — EPHRATA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0978 Class A AMOS ZOOK DBA: — ECONOMY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0752 Class A AMOS ZOOK DBA: — ECONOMY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed

Data sources: Licensee data comes from the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) . Inspection reports are sourced from the Data Liberation Project (opens in new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0), which compiles USDA APHIS inspection data from 2014 to present. Both are updated monthly. For the most current information, verify directly with USDA APHIS. This is not an official USDA tool.