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
43-A-5840 Class A Jerry and DeEtta Simmons Down Home Country Kennel, LLC Grovespring MO 3/17/2028 Active
73-A-2863 Class A Jerry Banman Pitchfork Acres, LLC Paden OK 4/29/2027 Active
43-A-1181 Class A Jerry Beauchamp Linda Beauchamp — LEBANON MO — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1270 Class A Jerry Beemer — BENTONVILLE AR — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0931 Class A Jerry Bontrager — Rome City IN 1/24/2028 Active
32-A-0567 Class A Jerry Bontrager — GOSHEN IN — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0016 Class A JERRY HOLLY — UPPER MARLBORO MD — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2763 Class A Jerry James Twin Bridges Berners Stilwell OK 11/1/2027 Active
43-A-5107 Class A JERRY KEITH HARRIS — LAMAR MO — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0172 Class A JERRY KOEDAM PAT KOEDAM — ROCK RAPIDS IA — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0044 Class A JERRY L HOLLY — UPPER MARLBORO MD — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0526 Class A Jerry Lambright — Ligonier IN 11/4/2027 Active
31-A-0638 Class A Jerry Lee Miller — FREDERICKSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2767 Class A Jerry M Brown Mountain Top Kennel Stillwell OK 1/12/2027 Active
43-A-6062 Class A JERRY MCBRIDE — NEOSHO MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0407 Class A Jerry Miller Play Mor Kennel Lagrange IN 3/6/2027 Active
35-A-0415 Class A JERRY OTTO — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1529 Class A Jerry Sandry — FOREST CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1502 Class A Jerry Sandry — FOREST CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1669 Class A Jerry Troyer — Chariton IA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0764 Class A Jerry W. Wickey — Geneva IN 8/16/2028 Active
73-A-1221 Class A JERRY WEDEL BETTY WEDEL — CORDELL OK — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0134 Class A JERRY WEST — GUTHRIE KY — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0819 Class A Jerry Whetstone — Shipshewana IN 1/28/2027 Active
32-A-0657 Class A Jerry Wickey — GENEVA IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5840 Class A — Breeder
Jerry and DeEtta Simmons
DBA: Down Home Country Kennel, LLC
Grovespring, MO Exp: 3/17/2028 Active
16 inspections clean
2025-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 16.

73-A-2863 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Banman
DBA: Pitchfork Acres, LLC
Paden, OK Exp: 4/29/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2024-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-1181 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Beauchamp Linda Beauchamp
LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1270 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Beemer
BENTONVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0931 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Bontrager
Rome City, IN Exp: 1/24/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-01-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-15 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0567 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Bontrager
GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-10-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-08-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
51-A-0016 Class A — Breeder
JERRY HOLLY
UPPER MARLBORO, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22 inspections 1 critical
2019-07-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2017-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2017-07-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 22.

73-A-2763 Class A — Breeder
Jerry James
DBA: Twin Bridges Berners
Stilwell, OK Exp: 11/1/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2025-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5107 Class A — Breeder
JERRY KEITH HARRIS
LAMAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2018-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-0172 Class A — Breeder
JERRY KOEDAM PAT KOEDAM
ROCK RAPIDS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
51-A-0044 Class A — Breeder
JERRY L HOLLY
UPPER MARLBORO, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 2 critical
2021-11-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 critical 6 non-critical PDF
2021-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 4 non-critical PDF
2021-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0526 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Lambright
Ligonier, IN Exp: 11/4/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0638 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Lee Miller
FREDERICKSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2025-08-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
73-A-2767 Class A — Breeder
Jerry M Brown
DBA: Mountain Top Kennel
Stillwell, OK Exp: 1/12/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6062 Class A — Breeder
JERRY MCBRIDE
NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2020-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0407 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Miller
DBA: Play Mor Kennel
Lagrange, IN Exp: 3/6/2027 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-01 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0415 Class A — Breeder
JERRY OTTO
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1529 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Sandry
FOREST CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1502 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Sandry
FOREST CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1669 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Troyer
Chariton, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2021-10-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0764 Class A — Breeder
Jerry W. Wickey
Geneva, IN Exp: 8/16/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-07-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
73-A-1221 Class A — Breeder
JERRY WEDEL BETTY WEDEL
CORDELL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2017-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-10-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
61-A-0134 Class A — Breeder
JERRY WEST
GUTHRIE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0819 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Whetstone
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 1/28/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2024-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0657 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Wickey
GENEVA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-10-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-12-07 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations 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.