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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

1,860 results found (Class B)

Including 1,243 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-B-0226 Class B CONNIE JOHNSON HAROLD JOHNSON MELVIN IA Formerly Licensed
63-B-0184 Class B CONNIE WATERS CHURCH HILL TN Formerly Licensed
23-B-0248 Class B Conodoguinet Creek Kennel LLC Newburg PA 6/28/2029 Active
74-B-0824 Class B Conrad Friesen Lott TX 12/6/2026 Active
74-B-0790 Class B Cookies Camels LLC Canton TX 8/6/2027 Active
34-B-0211 Class B Cornell Farms LLC Saline MI 6/10/2028 Active
73-B-1879 Class B Cory Allen Samples Glenpool OK Formerly Licensed
32-B-0215 Class B COUNTRY BOYS PETS LLC WILLIAMSBURG IN Formerly Licensed
21-B-0220 Class B Country Critters for Long Island Inc Patchogue NY 1/15/2029 Active
31-B-0183 Class B COUNTRY VIEW PETS LLC SUGARCREEK OH Formerly Licensed
21-B-0218 Class B CountryMax Stores Farmington Farm and Garden Country Max Victor NY 2/28/2028 Active
43-B-3848 Class B Countryside Kennel LLC Bethany MO 7/12/2029 Active
14-B-0044 Class B Coyote Consulting Company Inc Douglas MA Formerly Licensed
35-B-0207 Class B CRAIG WEBORG APPLETON WI Formerly Licensed
87-B-0037 Class B Creature Comforts Pet Rental Service OREM UT Formerly Licensed
15-B-0014 Class B CREATURE KINGDOM NORTH SMITHFIELD RI Formerly Licensed
74-B-0737 Class B Cristian Soto DONNA TX Formerly Licensed
92-B-0247 Class B CRITTER CABANA L L C NEWBERG OR Formerly Licensed
92-B-0258 Class B CRITTER CABANA L L C WILSONVILLE OR Formerly Licensed
31-B-0237 Class B Critter Connection Montpelier OH 5/23/2027 Active
56-B-0137 Class B CRITTER HUT CONWAY SC Formerly Licensed
93-B-0243 Class B Critters and Pets/Furry and Feather LLC MURRIETA CA Formerly Licensed
93-B-0238 Class B Critters and Pets/Furry and Feather LLC MURRIETA CA Formerly Licensed
74-B-0711 Class B Critters Exotic Pets WACO TX Formerly Licensed
74-B-0800 Class B Critters Exotic Pets WACO TX Formerly Licensed
42-B-0226 Class B — Dealer
MELVIN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections 2 direct
2019-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-07-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 4 non-critical PDF

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63-B-0184 Class B — Dealer
CHURCH HILL, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
17 inspections 1 direct
2021-10-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2017-11-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-07-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF

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23-B-0248 Class B — Dealer
Newburg, PA Exp: 6/28/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-B-0824 Class B — Dealer
Lott, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-B-0790 Class B — Dealer
Canton, TX Exp: 8/6/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
34-B-0211 Class B — Dealer
Saline, MI Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
15 inspections clean
2025-02-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 15.

73-B-1879 Class B — Dealer
Glenpool, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2025-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-05 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0215 Class B — Dealer
WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
21-B-0220 Class B — Dealer
Patchogue, NY Exp: 1/15/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-12-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0183 Class B — Dealer
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
2016-08-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
21-B-0218 Class B — Dealer
DBA: Country Max
Victor, NY Exp: 2/28/2028 Active
45 inspections clean
2026-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 45.

43-B-3848 Class B — Dealer
Bethany, MO Exp: 7/12/2029 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-05-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-07-10 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
14-B-0044 Class B — Dealer
Douglas, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
18 inspections clean
2023-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 18.

35-B-0207 Class B — Dealer
APPLETON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
2014-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
87-B-0037 Class B — Dealer
OREM, UT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
15-B-0014 Class B — Dealer
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-B-0737 Class B — Dealer
DONNA, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
92-B-0247 Class B — Dealer
NEWBERG, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
92-B-0258 Class B — Dealer
WILSONVILLE, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2017-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-B-0237 Class B — Dealer
Montpelier, OH Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
56-B-0137 Class B — Dealer
CONWAY, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2014-12-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
93-B-0243 Class B — Dealer
MURRIETA, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
93-B-0238 Class B — Dealer
MURRIETA, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-B-0711 Class B — Dealer
WACO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
24 inspections 9 direct
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 4 non-critical PDF
2017-05-16 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2017-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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74-B-0800 Class B — Dealer
WACO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-09-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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.