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

558 results found in IA

Including 392 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-1166 Class A Linda Schacht DBA: Puppy Kisses Nursery Doon, IA Exp: 10/6/2027 Active
42-A-0647 Class A LINDA THOMPSON DBA: — WATERVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1448 Class A Linda, Stanley, and Bethany Korver DBA: — Orange City, IA Exp: 8/23/2027 Active
42-A-1544 Class A Lindsey Forquer DBA: — Salem, IA Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
42-A-0446 Class A LINDY ASCHINGER KEVIN ASCHINGER DBA: — WESTSIDE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0812 Class A Linn Scharn DBA: — FONDA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1473 Class A Lisa Woodyard Terry Woodyard DBA: — OAKVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1559 Class A Little Paws of Iowa, LLC DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 11/23/2028 Active
42-B-0339 Class B Logical Sovereignty LLC DBA: — Mount Vernon, IA Exp: 6/22/2029 Active
42-A-1653 Class A Lonnie Gingerich DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1447 Class A LONNIE RUMLEY LENNIE RUMLEY DBA: — LEON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0733 Class A LORA LAMPE DBA: — SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1388 Class A LORELEI JENNINGS DBA: — FERTILE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1501 Class A LORELEI JENNINGS DBA: — FERTILE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0409 Class A Loren Kooiman, Lora Kooiman DBA: — Doon, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1541 Class A Loren Yoder DBA: — RIVERSIDE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1452 Class A LOUANNE DURHAM DBA: — FLORIS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1574 Class A LOUANNE DURHAM DBA: — ELDON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0261 Class B LOUISE KRUTSINGER RICHARD KRUTSINGER DBA: — DALLAS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1493 Class A Lucile Zimmerman DBA: — Cantril, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0913 Class A Lucille Godfrey DBA: — BUSSEY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1624 Class A Lydia Ann Beachy Harvey Beachy DBA: — Albia, IA Exp: 5/24/2028 Active
42-A-1146 Class A Lyle Miller DBA: — WELLMAN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1116 Class A LYN HAYES DBA: — KEOKUK, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0327 Class B Maple Grove Kennels DBA: — Iowa City, IA 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.