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
35-A-0384 Class A JESSE LAMBRIGHT DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0385 Class A JESSE MILLER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2505 Class A Jesse Small and Vicky Small DBA: — Arbela, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0499 Class A Jesse Troyer Jolene Troyer DBA: Puppy Playland Shipshewana, IN Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
43-A-4358 Class A JESSE WILLIAMS DBA: — BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0406 Class A JESSE YUTZY DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0673 Class A Jesse Zehr DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0532 Class A JESSE ZOOK DBA: — STRASBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1500 Class A Jessica Barnes DBA: — WILLIS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6723 Class A Jessica Berhorst DBA: — Mountain Grove, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2259 Class A Jessica Cody DBA: — Neodesha, KS Exp: 9/21/2029 Active
74-A-1576 Class A Jessica Dymond DBA: — Paige, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0029 Class A Jessica Ferencik DBA: — Henderson, NV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6409 Class A Jessica Grose DBA: — CAMDEN POINT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6884 Class A Jessica Guilliams DBA: — El Dorado Springs, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6934 Class A Jessica Hallman DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 9/15/2028 Active
43-A-6824 Class A Jessica Howe DBA: — Stella, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
43-A-6433 Class A JESSICA HOWE DBA: — CASSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6356 Class A JESSICA MARTIN DBA: — RUTLEDGE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0417 Class A Jessica Mueller Theresa Mueller DBA: — Mount Vernon, SD Exp: 3/26/2027 Active
46-A-0240 Class A Jessica Mueller Theresa Mueller DBA: — MOUNT VERNON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6835 Class A Jessica Patrick DBA: — Goodman, MO Exp: 11/20/2029 Active
72-A-0175 Class A Jessica Perry DBA: — LONGVILLE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6475 Class A Jessica Phillips DBA: — Bucklin, MO Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
43-A-5935 Class A Jessica Reed DBA: — LAMAR, MO 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.