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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-1152 Class A Isaac L Stoltzfus DBA: — Greenfork, IN Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
32-A-0767 Class A Ivan Miller DBA: — Lagrange, IN Exp: 5/23/2028 Active
32-B-0277 Class B J and L Puppies, LLC DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0880 Class A Jabez Blessing, Inc DBA: Family Affair Puppys Topeka, IN Exp: 7/8/2027 Active
32-A-0493 Class A JACOB FISHER DBA: — HAGERSTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0509 Class A JACOB KING DBA: — GREENS FORK, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0444 Class A Jacob L. Schwartz DBA: — GRABILL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0250 Class B Jacob Miller DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 10/23/2027 Active
32-A-0692 Class A Jacob S Fisher DBA: — Economy, IN Exp: 6/19/2027 Active
32-A-0805 Class A JACOB X. SCHWARTZ JR DBA: — GENEVA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0810 Class A James A Knepp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/10/2028 Active
32-A-1057 Class A James G Bontrager DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0002 Class B James R Crowell DBA: — Fairbanks, IN Exp: 3/30/2028 Active
32-A-0750 Class A JAMES SCHWARTZ DBA: — MARYSVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0729 Class A James Stoll DBA: Brookside Pets Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/4/2026 Active
32-A-0497 Class A JAMES WAGLER BARBARA WAGLER IVAN WAGLER DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0739 Class A JAMES WHETSTONE DBA: — LAGRANGE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0560 Class A JAMES YODER KARI YODER DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0255 Class B JAMIN LAMBRIGHT DBA: — Wolcottville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1017 Class A Jared Allen Wittmer DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0937 Class A Jason D Wagler DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 2/17/2028 Active
32-A-1047 Class A Jason Eicher DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: 5/3/2029 Active
32-A-0539 Class A JASON LAVON GRABER DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0637 Class A Jason Schwartz DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0809 Class A Jason Slabaugh DBA: — Syracuse, IN 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.