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
35-A-0423 Class A Lavern E. Stutzman DBA: — Chili, WI Exp: 9/7/2027 Active
32-A-1169 Class A Lavern Fry DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
32-A-0370 Class A LAVERN J WHETSTONE DBA: — LAGRANGE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6383 Class A Lavern Lambright DBA: Triple L Kennel Lamar, MO Exp: 1/30/2028 Active
42-A-1185 Class A LAVERN NOLT DBA: — CHARLES CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0522 Class A LAVERN OTTO DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1739 Class A Lavern Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 6/17/2028 Active
61-A-0139 Class A LAVERN ZIMMERMAN DBA: — HOPKINSVILLE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0287 Class A Laverne Eicher DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 2/15/2027 Active
31-A-0969 Class A Laverne Troyer DBA: — Mount Gilead, OH Exp: 3/27/2029 Active
31-A-0639 Class A Laverne Troyer DBA: — MOUNT GILEAD, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0414 Class A LAVERNE WAGLER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6473 Class A Lavina Martin DBA: — Latham, MO Exp: 11/20/2027 Active
23-A-0772 Class A Lavish Savannahs DBA: — Dillsburg, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0852 Class A Lavon and Elaine Bontrager DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0851 Class A Lavon Bontrager DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0885 Class A LAVON E BORKHOLDER DBA: — GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0641 Class A Lavon Kuhns DBA: — Otwood, IL Exp: 7/3/2028 Active
32-A-0869 Class A Lavon Miller DBA: LR Pets Ligonier, IN Exp: 6/4/2027 Active
32-A-0974 Class A Lavon O. Lambright DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: 7/6/2028 Active
31-A-0947 Class A Lavon Schlabach DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 9/13/2028 Active
32-A-0943 Class A Lavon Schrock DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 2/25/2028 Active
32-A-0544 Class A Lavon Stutzman Cheryl Stutzman DBA: — Howe, IN Exp: 3/23/2028 Active
43-A-6424 Class A Lawade Headings DBA: — El Dorado Springs, MO Exp: 5/29/2027 Active
32-A-0652 Class A LAWAYNE LAMBRIGHT DBA: — TOPEKA, 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.