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

1,865 results found (Class B)

Including 1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
56-B-0133 Class B Claxtons Auction LLC DBA: — Ruffin, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0354 Class B Clay Center Livestock Sales Inc DBA: — Clay Center, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0190 Class B CLEARWATER KENNEL INC DBA: — CUSHING, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
55-B-0232 Class B Cleveland County Agriculture and Livestock Exchange DBA: — SHELBY, NC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0200 Class B Clifford Johnson DBA: Golden Feather Game Farm Spencer, WI Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
21-B-0208 Class B Clinvet USA LLC DBA: — Waverly, NY Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
86-B-0070 Class B CNK Ventures LLC DBA: — Mesa, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0098 Class B Coastal Farms and Exotics DBA: — Semmes, AL Exp: 8/13/2028 Active
23-B-0028 Class B Cocalico Biologicals, Inc. DBA: — Denver, PA Exp: 5/15/2027 Active
41-B-0238 Class B COCK A DOODLE ZOO DBA: — SCANDIA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
65-B-0134 Class B Cody Moran DBA: — Terry, MS Exp: 9/22/2027 Active
92-B-0262 Class B Cody Wood DBA: — Junction City, OR Exp: 3/13/2028 Active
71-B-0107 Class B Cold Springs Exotic Animals DBA: — LITTLE ROCK, AR Exp: 1/13/2027 Active
55-B-0236 Class B Coleman Phifer DBA: — Mt. Ulla, NC Exp: 10/25/2026 Expired
55-B-0225 Class B Coleman Phifer DBA: — Mt. Ulla, NC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-B-1859 Class B COLENE FISHER DBA: — SPIRO, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0279 Class B Collagen Solutions (US) LLC DBA: Evergen Glencoe, MN Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
43-B-0374 Class B Colleen Angelo-Colvard DBA: — BRIGHTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0072 Class B Colorado Serum Company DBA: — Denver, CO Exp: 11/30/2026 Active
31-B-0191 Class B COMFORT CANINES LLC DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0270 Class B Companion Pets, LLC DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 5/13/2028 Active
43-B-3476 Class B Connie Crewse DBA: — GRAFF, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0079 Class B CONNIE JOHNSON HAROLD JOHNSON DBA: — MELVIN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0226 Class B CONNIE JOHNSON HAROLD JOHNSON DBA: — MELVIN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0184 Class B CONNIE WATERS DBA: — CHURCH HILL, TN 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.