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
32-A-0829 Class A JOHN GRABER MARIE GRABER LEWIS GRABER DBA: — GRABILL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1286 Class A JOHN HARNESS DBA: — MOUNTAINVIEW, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0496 Class A JOHN LAPP DBA: — WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0496 Class A John Miller DBA: — UTICA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0662 Class A JOHN STOLTZFUS DBA: — FOUNTAIN CITY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6512 Class A John A Troyer DBA: — Bethany, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
31-A-0854 Class A John A Yoder DBA: Doughty Valley Doodles Millersburg, OH Exp: 3/23/2027 Active
42-A-1611 Class A John A Yoder DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0540 Class A JOHN ALLGYER JR DBA: — GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1392 Class A John and Dierdre Griffith DBA: Kings River Doodles Huntsville, AR Exp: 2/22/2028 Active
43-A-6604 Class A John and Millie Borntreger DBA: — Canton, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1427 Class A John Anthony Woods, Deborah Woods DBA: — Mammoth Spring, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6073 Class A John Anthony Woods, Deborah Woods DBA: — THAYER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0766 Class A John B Smucker DBA: — East Earl, PA Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
93-A-0212 Class A John Bailey DBA: Pork Power Farms Turlock, CA Exp: 12/18/2026 Active
35-A-0321 Class A John Beiler DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: 11/4/2027 Active
48-A-2142 Class A John Blaes DBA: — CHERRYVALE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6311 Class A John Blake DBA: — LOUISBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0368 Class A John Bontrager Jr. DBA: — Dalton, WI Exp: 3/10/2028 Active
35-A-0310 Class A John Bontrager Jr. DBA: — DALTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6483 Class A John Bontrager Lizzie Bontrager DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0845 Class A JOHN BONTRAGER WAYNE BONTRAGER DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0325 Class A JOHN BRUNO DBA: — WINTER GARDEN, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3807 Class A John Bryant DBA: — SENECA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1034 Class A John Chupp DBA: — Etna Green, IN 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.