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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,213 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
41-A-0477 Class A JENNIFER SCHARMER — WINONA MN — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1486 Class A Jennifer Shaver Ryan Shaver — KYLE TX — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1736 Class A Jennifer Turner Ricenick Kennels Pittsburg KS 9/16/2029 Active
48-A-2236 Class A JENNIFER WALKER — MC LOUTH KS — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0187 Class A JENNS EXOTIC PETS INC — WILLIAMSVILLE NY — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6558 Class A Jenny Gabel Barb Gabel — Newburg MO 4/30/2027 Active
43-A-5537 Class A Jere Taylor — Canton MO 7/28/2027 Active
43-A-5459 Class A JEREMIAH DAVID BAILEY — MALTA BEND MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1068 Class A Jeremiah G Yoder — Shipshewana IN 10/3/2026 Active
32-A-1178 Class A Jeremiah Knepp — Coal City IN 7/1/2029 Active
54-A-0017 Class A Jeremiah Winkler — Summersville WV 9/18/2028 Active
33-A-0531 Class A JEREMY BONTRAGER — MC LEANSBORO IL — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0464 Class A Jeremy Raber — Montgomery IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6189 Class A Jeremy Simmons Britney Simmons — FALCON MO — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1623 Class A Jeremy Steiner Stony Ridge Puppies Burlington IA 5/15/2029 Active
71-A-1390 Class A JEREMY SWARTZENTRUBER MELISSA SWARTZENTRUBER — VIOLA AR — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0557 Class A JERI FRAKES DUSTIN FRAKES — AVON IL — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3312 Class A JERI RIESKAMP — WEST PLAINS MO — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2794 Class A Jeri Saltzman Cox — Chelsea OK — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0217 Class A Jerome Packer Nancy Packer — WOOD RIVER NE — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0489 Class A JEROME STOLL — ODON IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5210 Class A JERRI MARLIN WAYNE MARLIN — SALEM MO — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1403 Class A Jerrie Joyce Gray — SEARCY AR — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0561 Class A JERRY MAST — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0385 Class A JERRY STOLL — MONTGOMERY IN — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0477 Class A — Breeder
JENNIFER SCHARMER
WINONA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2016-12-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-10-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-A-1486 Class A — Breeder
Jennifer Shaver Ryan Shaver
KYLE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-1736 Class A — Breeder
Jennifer Turner
DBA: Ricenick Kennels
Pittsburg, KS Exp: 9/16/2029 Active
18 inspections clean
2026-07-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2023-06-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-01 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 18.

48-A-2236 Class A — Breeder
JENNIFER WALKER
MC LOUTH, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2020-03-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
21-A-0187 Class A — Breeder
JENNS EXOTIC PETS INC
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2018-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-6558 Class A — Breeder
Jenny Gabel Barb Gabel
Newburg, MO Exp: 4/30/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5537 Class A — Breeder
Jere Taylor
Canton, MO Exp: 7/28/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

43-A-5459 Class A — Breeder
JEREMIAH DAVID BAILEY
MALTA BEND, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2018-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1068 Class A — Breeder
Jeremiah G Yoder
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/3/2026 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1178 Class A — Breeder
Jeremiah Knepp
Coal City, IN Exp: 7/1/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-06-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
54-A-0017 Class A — Breeder
Jeremiah Winkler
Summersville, WV Exp: 9/18/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0531 Class A — Breeder
JEREMY BONTRAGER
MC LEANSBORO, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 1 direct
2020-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-01-30 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
32-A-0464 Class A — Breeder
Jeremy Raber
Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2024-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-14 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

43-A-6189 Class A — Breeder
Jeremy Simmons Britney Simmons
FALCON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1623 Class A — Breeder
Jeremy Steiner
DBA: Stony Ridge Puppies
Burlington, IA Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-04-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
71-A-1390 Class A — Breeder
JEREMY SWARTZENTRUBER MELISSA SWARTZENTRUBER
VIOLA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 2 direct
2020-12-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2019-06-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-12-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0557 Class A — Breeder
JERI FRAKES DUSTIN FRAKES
AVON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2022-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-07 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-09-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-3312 Class A — Breeder
JERI RIESKAMP
WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2018-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2794 Class A — Breeder
Jeri Saltzman Cox
Chelsea, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2024-04-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
47-A-0217 Class A — Breeder
Jerome Packer Nancy Packer
WOOD RIVER, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections 2 direct
2014-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2014-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 7 non-critical PDF
32-A-0489 Class A — Breeder
JEROME STOLL
ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5210 Class A — Breeder
JERRI MARLIN WAYNE MARLIN
SALEM, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1403 Class A — Breeder
Jerrie Joyce Gray
SEARCY, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-10-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0561 Class A — Breeder
JERRY MAST
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0385 Class A — Breeder
JERRY STOLL
MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2021-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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.