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

355 results found in TX

Including 245 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-B-3821 Class B True North Hedgehogs and Exotics LLC DBA: — WEATHERFORD, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0728 Class B Tucro Holdings Inc. DBA: — BOERNE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0781 Class B Tyler Cleckley DBA: GBG Exotics Sweeny, TX Exp: 8/10/2029 Active
74-A-1451 Class A Tyler Cleckley DBA: — SWEENY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0837 Class B Tyler L Montgomery DBA: — Richland Hills, TX Exp: 10/16/2027 Active
74-B-0435 Class B Venette Walker DBA: — SAN ANTONIO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1507 Class A Vicki Mendolia DBA: — FLINT, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1401 Class A Vicki Tidwell DBA: — EDGEWOOD, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1545 Class A VICKIE BARROW DBA: — BEACH CITY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0396 Class B Victor Troy Branyon DBA: — DALE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1338 Class A Vona Mc Dougal DBA: — AVERY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1528 Class A Weda Pyburn DBA: Red Wire Wildlife Ranch VOSS, TX Exp: 12/12/2028 Active
74-A-1450 Class A Weda Pyburn DBA: — VOSS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1563 Class A West Texas Wildlife Preserve DBA: — Merkel, TX Exp: 7/2/2027 Active
74-B-0741 Class B Wet Pets N Critters Inc. DBA: — Longview, TX Exp: 1/30/2028 Active
74-B-0840 Class B Whicker's Bird and Small Animal Auction LLC DBA: — Moody, TX Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
74-A-1574 Class A Whitestone Reserve LLC DBA: — Texarkana, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0784 Class B Wildlife Partners LLC DBA: — Pettus, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0767 Class B Wildlife Partners LLC DBA: — MOUNTAIN HOME, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1520 Class A William Edmiston D V M DBA: — ELDORADO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0718 Class B William Edmiston D V M DBA: — ELDORADO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1571 Class A William Gostick DBA: — Woodville, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0815 Class B Windy Ward DBA: — Ingram, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0606 Class B Y O Ranch DBA: — MOUNTAIN HOME, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0810 Class B Y.O. Ranch Club Operations, LLC DBA: — Mt. Home, TX Exp: 4/5/2028 Active

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.