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

376 results found in PA

Including 266 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-B-0213 Class B Meck Swine LLC Willow Street PA 3/13/2027 Active
23-A-0660 Class A Melvin Beiler JERSEY SHORE PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0630 Class A MERVIN KING STRASBURG PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0732 Class A MERVIN L STOLTZFOOS MILL HALL PA Formerly Licensed
23-B-0181 Class B MICHAEL BERRIGAN SUNBURY PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0773 Class A Michael Fisher Loysville PA 8/10/2028 Active
23-B-0148 Class B Michael Kauffman NEWBURG PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0553 Class A Michael Tice Myerstown PA 10/25/2026 Active
23-A-0591 Class A Millwood Puppies LLC GAP PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0771 Class A Miriam Stoltzfus Matthew Stoltzfus New Holland PA 7/27/2028 Active
23-A-0577 Class A MOSE ZOOK DELTA PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0667 Class A MOSES BEILER MONTGOMERY PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0615 Class A MOSES FISHER LOGANTON PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0632 Class A MOSES FISHER LOGANTON PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0578 Class A MOSES FISHER LOGANTON PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0544 Class A MYRON MARTIN REINHOLDS PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0712 Class A NELSON H MARTIN SHICKSHINNY PA Formerly Licensed
23-B-0209 Class B NIZAM HUSSAIN TOBYHANNA PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0412 Class A NOAH ZOOK LEBANON PA Formerly Licensed
23-A-0562 Class A Norman Burkholder Denver PA 3/21/2028 Active
23-B-0245 Class B Norman Stoltzfus Gully Valley Farm Narvon PA 7/27/2028 Active
23-B-0234 Class B Oxford Care Facilities, LLC Limerick PA 1/25/2028 Active
23-A-0009 Class A PATH VALLEY FARM INC WILLOW HILL PA Formerly Licensed
23-B-0238 Class B Patricia Starr Allenwood PA 10/4/2029 Active
23-A-0671 Class A Paul B Zimmerman Jr EPHRATA PA Formerly Licensed
23-B-0213 Class B — Dealer
Willow Street, PA Exp: 3/13/2027 Active
15 inspections clean
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0660 Class A — Breeder
JERSEY SHORE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16 inspections 2 direct
2023-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2022-06-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2022-02-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

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23-A-0630 Class A — Breeder
STRASBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0732 Class A — Breeder
MILL HALL, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0181 Class B — Dealer
SUNBURY, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-06-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-07-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2018-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0773 Class A — Breeder
Loysville, PA Exp: 8/10/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0148 Class B — Dealer
NEWBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0553 Class A — Breeder
Myerstown, PA Exp: 10/25/2026 Active
15 inspections clean
2026-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0591 Class A — Breeder
GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
17 inspections clean
2023-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-14 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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23-A-0771 Class A — Breeder
New Holland, PA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-06-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0577 Class A — Breeder
DELTA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
37 inspections 6 direct
2022-12-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2022-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 6 non-critical PDF
2022-07-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2022-03-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0667 Class A — Breeder
MONTGOMERY, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 2 direct
2022-01-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2020-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-17 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2018-04-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0615 Class A — Breeder
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0632 Class A — Breeder
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
15 inspections 6 direct
2023-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-06 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2019-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2019-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2018-05-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0578 Class A — Breeder
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
23-A-0544 Class A — Breeder
REINHOLDS, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2018-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

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23-A-0712 Class A — Breeder
SHICKSHINNY, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections 3 direct
2021-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2021-06-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2021-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2019-12-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-B-0209 Class B — Dealer
TOBYHANNA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0412 Class A — Breeder
LEBANON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0562 Class A — Breeder
Denver, PA Exp: 3/21/2028 Active
20 inspections clean
2025-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-B-0245 Class B — Dealer
DBA: Gully Valley Farm
Narvon, PA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-07-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0234 Class B — Dealer
Limerick, PA Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0009 Class A — Breeder
WILLOW HILL, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0238 Class B — Dealer
Allenwood, PA Exp: 10/4/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-07 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0671 Class A — Breeder
EPHRATA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 1 direct
2022-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2018-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
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.