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
91-A-0107 Class A KIM MILLER DBA: — TACOMA, WA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1726 Class A Kimberely Higgins DBA: Double K's Corgi's Walker, IA Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
42-A-1650 Class A Kimberely Higgins DBA: — WALKER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5871 Class A Kimberley Toombs DBA: — POPLAR BLUFF, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1885 Class A Kimberlie Thetford DBA: — SAYRE, OK Exp: 1/14/2027 Active
92-A-0379 Class A KIMBERLY HALZEN DBA: — CORVALLIS, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1284 Class A Kimberly Alexander DBA: — GAMALIEL, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6693 Class A Kimberly Ann Gilmore DBA: Dogwood Acres Kingsville, MO Exp: 6/28/2028 Active
71-A-1451 Class A Kimberly Beery DBA: — Harrison, AR Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
43-A-4973 Class A KIMBERLY COLEMAN DBA: — CLINTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1471 Class A Kimberly Murphy DBA: — HICO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4685 Class A Kings Kids Ministry Inc. DBA: — BUFFALO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1707 Class A KMC Kennels LLC DBA: — Salem, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6259 Class A Kody Killingsworth DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2880 Class A Konnor, Kanzadah, Robert Chiles and Donna Shores DBA: WTH Pastures, LLC Coalgate, OK Exp: 1/2/2028 Active
32-A-1073 Class A Kounty Line Kennel LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-6697 Class A KRC Ozark Mountain Bloodhounds DBA: — Salem, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6253 Class A Kris A Goodman DBA: — GOODMAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0210 Class A KRIS DEROSE DBA: — SAINT JOHNS, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2710 Class A KRIS MACKAY DBA: — CADDO, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0499 Class A KRISTEN HURST DBA: — RUSSELL, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0947 Class A Kristen Joe Knepp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1408 Class A Kristi Rath DBA: — LACONA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5080 Class A KRISTI YATES DBA: — GROVESPRING, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6041 Class A Kristin Cooper DBA: — ROCKY COMFORT, 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.