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

6,428 results found (Class A)

Including 4,275 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-5700 Class A JEFF HEGER SUSAN MARTIN-HEGER DBA: — GRANBY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5539 Class A Jeff Henson Amy Henson DBA: Henson Kennels WILLIAMSVILLE, MO Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-6491 Class A Jeff Humphreys DBA: Humphreys Kennel Lebanon, MO Exp: 2/6/2028 Active
32-A-0297 Class A Jeff Hunter DBA: — Lafayette, IN Exp: 9/6/2027 Active
43-A-5874 Class A JEFF JONES BARBARA ARNOLD DBA: — BOSWORTH, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1508 Class A Jeff Pickrell DBA: — EDGEWOOD, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0430 Class A JEFF SCHULTZ DBA: — TULARE, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0776 Class A Jeff Wagner DBA: — Stonebridge, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6298 Class A Jeff Willis William Willis DBA: J & W Rainbow Pets LEBANON, MO Exp: 3/27/2028 Active
43-A-6297 Class A Jeff Wilson DBA: J Bar J Kennel Neosho, MO Exp: 3/15/2028 Active
43-A-4031 Class A Jeff Yach DBA: — NIXA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1035 Class A Jeffery Dean Stoll DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/13/2029 Active
31-A-0363 Class A JEFFERY NISSEN DBA: — MAUMEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4052 Class A Jeffrey and Judy Gray DBA: — Rothville, MO Exp: 12/17/2026 Active
33-A-0551 Class A JEFFREY FAHLE DBA: — Oswego, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0856 Class A Jeffrey L Graber DBA: Pams Fur Real Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/22/2027 Active
43-A-6536 Class A Jeffrey Pettengill DBA: — Fairview, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1382 Class A Jeffrey, Keith and Dan Shrock DBA: — Pocahontas, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0584 Class A JENNA PERLICK DBA: — Batavia, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0513 Class A Jenna Savage DBA: — Rush City, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2778 Class A JENNIFER POTTS DBA: — IDABEL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0143 Class A JENNIFER BARNHART DBA: — LEXINGTON, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0164 Class A JENNIFER BRUCZ DBA: — LANCASTER, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1418 Class A Jennifer Campbell DBA: — Omaha, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0516 Class A Jennifer Chandler John Chandler DBA: — ANDOVER, OH 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.