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 4,277 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-1400 Class A Judy Latham DBA: — SALEM, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5306 Class A Judy Latham DBA: — GAINESVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1609 Class A Judy Maassen DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 11/27/2027 Active
71-A-1318 Class A Judy Masker DBA: — Huntsville, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1533 Class A JUDY MOELLER DBA: — WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1624 Class A Judy Raney DBA: — LIBERTY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2824 Class A Judy Skaggs DBA: — LANGLEY, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2685 Class A Judy Skaggs DBA: — LANGLEY, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5175 Class A Judy Speak Miller DBA: Monark Puppies NEOSHO, MO Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
46-A-0309 Class A Judy Theisse Steve Theisse DBA: T Z Kennels Mitchell, SD Exp: 12/23/2027 Active
71-A-0992 Class A Judy Willis DBA: — JASPER, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1098 Class A Julia Eicher DBA: West Wind Farms South Whitley, IN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
42-A-1271 Class A Julia Johnson DBA: Quenjewel Murray, IA Exp: 2/1/2027 Active
42-A-0856 Class A JULIANA VAN WINKLE DBA: — BONAPARTE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1584 Class A Julie Anderson DBA: — West Point, IA Exp: 10/12/2027 Active
41-A-0434 Class A JULIE ENGELMEYER DBA: — ELK RIVER, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0645 Class A JULIE HALVERSON DBA: — MONONA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0204 Class A Julie Hobbs DBA: — McMinnville, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1717 Class A Julie Krause DBA: — Algona, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0734 Class A JULIE NELSON DBA: — FAIRFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0183 Class A Julie Roe DBA: — DENHAM SPRINGS, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2555 Class A JULIE SCHOLL DBA: — CAMERON, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3124 Class A Julie Snidow & Jay Blackburn DBA: — GALT, MO Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
43-A-6958 Class A June Kaiser DBA: Doggies Down Under Kennel Brumley, MO Exp: 3/19/2029 Active
43-A-6121 Class A June Kaiser DBA: — BRUMLEY, MO 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.