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
43-A-5519 Class A JOE BRECKENRIDGE DBA: — REEDS SPRING, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6878 Class A Joe Coble DBA: — Mountain Grove, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5661 Class A JOE DETWEILER DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0685 Class A Joe L Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 5/24/2029 Active
32-A-0789 Class A JOE OTTO DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5844 Class A Joe Overlease DBA: — MILLER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
93-A-0249 Class A Joe Pozzi DBA: JOE POZZI LIVESTOCK Valley Ford, CA Exp: 11/19/2026 Active
43-A-6270 Class A Joe Schwartz DBA: — TUNAS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6468 Class A JOE SCHWARTZ DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3993 Class A Joe Schwartz Sarah Schwartz DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6886 Class A Joe T.J. Schwartz DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
43-A-6740 Class A Joe W.Z. Schwartz DBA: — Tunas, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0963 Class A Joe Wickey DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0206 Class A JOE YODER DBA: — MONTE VISTA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0945 Class A Joel Lambright DBA: — Rome City, IN Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
32-A-0688 Class A JOEL LEHMAN KAREN LEHMAN DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6159 Class A Joel Martin Lizzie Martin DBA: OAK GROVE KENNEL EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: 1/10/2029 Active
35-A-0442 Class A JOEL MILLER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0805 Class A JOEL SLAVEN DBA: — ALEXANDRIA, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0013 Class A Joel Valentine DBA: — Bridgeport, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6525 Class A Joel Zimmerman DBA: — MILO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0377 Class A JOETTE PETERSON DBA: — FREEMAN, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6499 Class A JOEY BISHOP DBA: — SENECA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6006 Class A Joey Farley DBA: Pleasant Valley Puppies GALENA, MO Exp: 10/16/2028 Active
23-A-0516 Class A JOHN GLICK DBA: — GAP, PA 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.