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
71-A-1319 Class A JERRY WILLETT — CANEHILL AR — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0731 Class A Jerry Wingard — GOSHEN IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5643 Class A Jerry Zebel — LEBANON MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6005 Class A Jerry Zebel — Lebanon MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0647 Class A JESSE FISHER — CHRISTIANA PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0619 Class A JESSE FISHER — NEW HOLLAND PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0834 Class A JESSE GRABER — NEW HAVEN IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5832 Class A Jesse Hedgpeth Brittani Hedgpeth Empire Pets Iberia MO 1/24/2029 Active
34-A-0226 Class A Jesse Hochstedler — COLON MI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1141 Class A Jesse K King — Williamsburg IN 5/5/2028 Active
71-A-1368 Class A JESSE KROPF MELISSA KROPF — BERRYVILLE AR — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0384 Class A JESSE LAMBRIGHT — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0385 Class A JESSE MILLER — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2505 Class A Jesse Small and Vicky Small — Arbela MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0499 Class A Jesse Troyer Jolene Troyer Puppy Playland Shipshewana IN 3/10/2027 Active
43-A-4358 Class A JESSE WILLIAMS — BOLIVAR MO — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0406 Class A JESSE YUTZY — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0673 Class A Jesse Zehr — Grabill IN — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0532 Class A JESSE ZOOK — STRASBURG PA — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1500 Class A Jessica Barnes — WILLIS TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6723 Class A Jessica Berhorst — Mountain Grove MO — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2259 Class A Jessica Cody — Neodesha KS 9/21/2029 Active
74-A-1576 Class A Jessica Dymond — Paige TX — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0029 Class A Jessica Ferencik — Henderson NV — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6409 Class A Jessica Grose — CAMDEN POINT MO — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1319 Class A — Breeder
JERRY WILLETT
CANEHILL, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0731 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Wingard
GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-09-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5643 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Zebel
LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
43-A-6005 Class A — Breeder
Jerry Zebel
Lebanon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0647 Class A — Breeder
JESSE FISHER
CHRISTIANA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0619 Class A — Breeder
JESSE FISHER
NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0834 Class A — Breeder
JESSE GRABER
NEW HAVEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-5832 Class A — Breeder
Jesse Hedgpeth Brittani Hedgpeth
DBA: Empire Pets
Iberia, MO Exp: 1/24/2029 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-18 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2024-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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34-A-0226 Class A — Breeder
Jesse Hochstedler
COLON, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2020-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1141 Class A — Breeder
Jesse K King
Williamsburg, IN Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1368 Class A — Breeder
JESSE KROPF MELISSA KROPF
BERRYVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2021-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
35-A-0384 Class A — Breeder
JESSE LAMBRIGHT
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2022-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-10-20 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-10-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2017-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

35-A-0385 Class A — Breeder
JESSE MILLER
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-2505 Class A — Breeder
Jesse Small and Vicky Small
Arbela, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2024-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

32-A-0499 Class A — Breeder
Jesse Troyer Jolene Troyer
DBA: Puppy Playland
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-4358 Class A — Breeder
JESSE WILLIAMS
BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2017-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0406 Class A — Breeder
JESSE YUTZY
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0673 Class A — Breeder
Jesse Zehr
Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2026-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0532 Class A — Breeder
JESSE ZOOK
STRASBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections 7 direct
2014-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 critical 6 non-critical PDF
2014-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 direct 4 non-critical PDF
2014-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2014-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2014-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2014-03-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
74-A-1500 Class A — Breeder
Jessica Barnes
WILLIS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-11-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6723 Class A — Breeder
Jessica Berhorst
Mountain Grove, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-2259 Class A — Breeder
Jessica Cody
Neodesha, KS Exp: 9/21/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-06-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1576 Class A — Breeder
Jessica Dymond
Paige, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2024-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
88-A-0029 Class A — Breeder
Jessica Ferencik
Henderson, NV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-10-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6409 Class A — Breeder
Jessica Grose
CAMDEN POINT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.