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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0411 Class A FRED JOSEPH KNEPP DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0827 Class A FRED YODER DBA: — MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0647 Class A FREEMAN YODER MARLIN YODER DBA: — MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0948 Class A Gabriel Helmuth DBA: — Etna Green, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0290 Class A GAIL BALL DBA: — MARION, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0624 Class A Gary Bontrager DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1172 Class A Gary Kemp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/12/2029 Active
32-A-0680 Class A Gary Kemp DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0800 Class A GARY LAMBRIGHT DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1109 Class A Gentle Puppies DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 7/26/2027 Active
32-B-0283 Class B Gentle Puppies DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1144 Class A Gerald & Mary Jane Miller DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
32-A-0589 Class A Gerald Frey DBA: — MILLERSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0006 Class A GERALD KUIPER DBA: — GARY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0855 Class A Gerald Miller and John Miller DBA: County Line Kennel Millersburg, IN Exp: 2/6/2029 Active
32-A-1031 Class A Glen D Hostetler DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
32-A-0782 Class A GLEN HARSHBERGER REBECCA HARSHBERGER DBA: — NAPPANEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0658 Class A GLENDON YODER DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0536 Class A GLORIA SCHWARTZ DARRAL SCHWARTZ DBA: — LIGONIER, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0579 Class A GRABER FAMILY FARMS LLC DBA: — GRABILL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0906 Class A Graber Mini Barns, LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 11/1/2027 Active
32-A-0904 Class A Graber Puppy Lodge DBA: — St. Joe, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1099 Class A Grand View Furry Friends DBA: — MILLERSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0853 Class A Green Lawn Kennel DBA: — South Whitley, IN Exp: 2/18/2027 Active
32-A-0896 Class A Green Star Puppies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 9/15/2027 Active

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.