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 4,276 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0638 Class A Jerry Lee Miller DBA: — FREDERICKSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2767 Class A Jerry M Brown DBA: Mountain Top Kennel Stillwell, OK Exp: 1/12/2027 Active
43-A-6062 Class A JERRY MCBRIDE DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0407 Class A Jerry Miller DBA: Play Mor Kennel Lagrange, IN Exp: 3/6/2027 Active
35-A-0415 Class A JERRY OTTO DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1529 Class A Jerry Sandry DBA: — FOREST CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1502 Class A Jerry Sandry DBA: — FOREST CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1669 Class A Jerry Troyer DBA: — Chariton, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4362 Class A Jerry W McClure & Allen R Strenke DBA: Jerrens Kennel Grant City, MO Exp: 1/4/2027 Active
32-A-0764 Class A Jerry W. Wickey DBA: — Geneva, IN Exp: 8/16/2028 Active
73-A-1221 Class A JERRY WEDEL BETTY WEDEL DBA: — CORDELL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0134 Class A JERRY WEST DBA: — GUTHRIE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0819 Class A Jerry Whetstone DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 1/28/2027 Active
32-A-0657 Class A Jerry Wickey DBA: — GENEVA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1319 Class A JERRY WILLETT DBA: — CANEHILL, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0731 Class A Jerry Wingard DBA: — GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5643 Class A Jerry Zebel DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6005 Class A Jerry Zebel DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0647 Class A JESSE FISHER DBA: — CHRISTIANA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0619 Class A JESSE FISHER DBA: — NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0834 Class A JESSE GRABER DBA: — NEW HAVEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5832 Class A Jesse Hedgpeth Brittani Hedgpeth DBA: Empire Pets Iberia, MO Exp: 1/24/2029 Active
34-A-0226 Class A Jesse Hochstedler DBA: — COLON, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1141 Class A Jesse K King DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
71-A-1368 Class A JESSE KROPF MELISSA KROPF DBA: — BERRYVILLE, AR 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.