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

807 results found in OH

Including 530 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0628 Class A GERTIE MILLER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0193 Class B Golden Seal Canines LLC — SUGARCREEK OH 2/15/2028 Active
31-B-0180 Class B GREAT LAKES SUGAR BEAR COMPANY — BEREA OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0815 Class A Happy Acres Kennel — Alexandria OH 2/20/2027 Active
31-B-0209 Class B HAPPY TAIL PETS LLC — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0061 Class A Harvey Burkholder — Shiloh OH 11/1/2028 Active
31-A-1032 Class A Harvey S Wagler — Montpelier OH 9/26/2028 Active
31-A-0568 Class A HARVEY TROYER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0453 Class A HEATHER PIERCE — DIAMOND OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0621 Class A HENRY RABER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0510 Class A Henry EA Yoder — Millersburg OH 9/19/2029 Active
31-A-0390 Class A HENRY MAST — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0602 Class A HENRY MILLER — Baltic OH 7/27/2028 Active
31-A-0524 Class A HENRY RABER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0948 Class A Henry Wengerd H & M Kennel Fresno OH 9/27/2028 Active
31-A-0765 Class A Henry Wengerd — DUNDEE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0145 Class A Henry Yoder — Millersburg OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0913 Class A Hershy Acres LLC — Fresno OH 5/9/2028 Active
31-A-0722 Class A Hickory Lane Kennel LLC — Alexandria OH 8/27/2027 Active
31-A-0883 Class A Hidden Acres Kennel — Millersburg OH 4/1/2029 Active
31-A-0822 Class A Hidden Spring Kennel — Johnstown OH 3/10/2027 Active
31-B-0213 Class B HIDDEN VIEW FARMS LLC — Lancaster OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1005 Class A Hiland Puppies — Fredericksburg OH 8/22/2027 Active
31-A-0964 Class A Hiland Puppies — Fredericksburg OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0790 Class A HILL COUNTRY PAWS LLC — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0628 Class A — Breeder
GERTIE MILLER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2021-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0193 Class B — Dealer
Golden Seal Canines LLC
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: 2/15/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0180 Class B — Dealer
GREAT LAKES SUGAR BEAR COMPANY
BEREA, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0815 Class A — Breeder
Happy Acres Kennel
Alexandria, OH Exp: 2/20/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0209 Class B — Dealer
HAPPY TAIL PETS LLC
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2024-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-14 — UNKNOWN
2 non-critical PDF
2022-11-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2021-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0061 Class A — Breeder
Harvey Burkholder
Shiloh, OH Exp: 11/1/2028 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-29 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-11-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

31-A-1032 Class A — Breeder
Harvey S Wagler
Montpelier, OH Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
4 inspections 1 direct
2026-05-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-02-04 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2025-09-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0568 Class A — Breeder
HARVEY TROYER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2020-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-01-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0453 Class A — Breeder
HEATHER PIERCE
DIAMOND, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0621 Class A — Breeder
HENRY RABER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0510 Class A — Breeder
Henry EA Yoder
Millersburg, OH Exp: 9/19/2029 Active
16 inspections clean
2026-06-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 16.

31-A-0390 Class A — Breeder
HENRY MAST
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2017-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0602 Class A — Breeder
HENRY MILLER
Baltic, OH Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2025-06-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-05-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0524 Class A — Breeder
HENRY RABER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
2014-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0948 Class A — Breeder
Henry Wengerd
DBA: H & M Kennel
Fresno, OH Exp: 9/27/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-09-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0765 Class A — Breeder
Henry Wengerd
DUNDEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 2 direct
2023-03-03 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2023-02-16 — UNKNOWN
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2022-12-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2019-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0145 Class A — Breeder
Henry Yoder
Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-11-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0913 Class A — Breeder
Hershy Acres LLC
Fresno, OH Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-04-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-05-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0722 Class A — Breeder
Hickory Lane Kennel LLC
Alexandria, OH Exp: 8/27/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
2018-08-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0883 Class A — Breeder
Hidden Acres Kennel
Millersburg, OH Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0822 Class A — Breeder
Hidden Spring Kennel
Johnstown, OH Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0213 Class B — Dealer
HIDDEN VIEW FARMS LLC
Lancaster, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1005 Class A — Breeder
Hiland Puppies
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 8/22/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2024-08-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0964 Class A — Breeder
Hiland Puppies
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2023-02-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0790 Class A — Breeder
HILL COUNTRY PAWS LLC
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.