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

549 results found in IA

Including 384 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-B-0299 Class B MARLIN DIBBET — SIOUX CENTER IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0554 Class A MARLIN WOLTER BETTY WOLTER — OCHEYEDAN IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1673 Class A Martha Mullett — Lorimor IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1713 Class A Martin and Barbara Hammen — JOLLEY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1655 Class A Marvin Hershberger — Bloomfield IA 3/17/2027 Active
42-A-1509 Class A Marvin Nisley — SEYMOUR IA 5/13/2028 Active
42-A-0926 Class A Marvin Troyer — Bloomfield IA 12/11/2026 Active
42-A-1594 Class A Marvin Yoder — Moulton IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1616 Class A MARY BORNTREGER ALVIN BORNTREGER — BLOOMFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0283 Class B Mary Yoder — BLOOMFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1339 Class A MARYELLEN DEUTSCHLE — HEDRICK IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1504 Class A Matt Ory — CANTRIL IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0341 Class B Matthew Pemberton — Washington IA 4/15/2027 Active
42-A-1362 Class A Maureen Moeller — WEST POINT IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1691 Class A Meadow View Premier Puppies — Riverside IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0331 Class B Megan Lambright — Unionville IA 6/6/2028 Active
42-A-1437 Class A Melinda Wiemann — Donnellson IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0796 Class A MELVIN JENNINGS — MITCHELLVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1579 Class A Melvin Miller — CINCINNATI IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1470 Class A Melvin Nisley — Seymour IA 5/14/2028 Active
42-A-1605 Class A Melvin Yoder — Seymour IA 10/17/2027 Active
42-A-1668 Class A Menno Gingerich — Albia IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0776 Class A MERI VIERKANT — BELMOND IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1694 Class A Merlin Yoder — Drakesville IA 9/14/2028 Active
42-A-1686 Class A Mervin E Yoder — Bloomfield IA 5/16/2028 Active
42-B-0299 Class B — Dealer
MARLIN DIBBET
SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2026-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-0554 Class A — Breeder
MARLIN WOLTER BETTY WOLTER
OCHEYEDAN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2023-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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42-A-1673 Class A — Breeder
Martha Mullett
Lorimor, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1713 Class A — Breeder
Martin and Barbara Hammen
JOLLEY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2023-04-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1655 Class A — Breeder
Marvin Hershberger
Bloomfield, IA Exp: 3/17/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2024-01-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-21 — UNKNOWN
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1509 Class A — Breeder
Marvin Nisley
SEYMOUR, IA Exp: 5/13/2028 Active
17 inspections 2 direct
2026-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-0926 Class A — Breeder
Marvin Troyer
Bloomfield, IA Exp: 12/11/2026 Active
16 inspections clean
2025-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1594 Class A — Breeder
Marvin Yoder
Moulton, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2024-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-02 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1616 Class A — Breeder
MARY BORNTREGER ALVIN BORNTREGER
BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2019-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-B-0283 Class B — Dealer
Mary Yoder
BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1339 Class A — Breeder
MARYELLEN DEUTSCHLE
HEDRICK, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2018-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-1504 Class A — Breeder
Matt Ory
CANTRIL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2018-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-B-0341 Class B — Dealer
Matthew Pemberton
Washington, IA Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1362 Class A — Breeder
Maureen Moeller
WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 critical
2016-04-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1691 Class A — Breeder
Meadow View Premier Puppies
Riverside, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-09-13 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-07-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-B-0331 Class B — Dealer
Megan Lambright
Unionville, IA Exp: 6/6/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1437 Class A — Breeder
Melinda Wiemann
Donnellson, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2022-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-04-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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42-A-0796 Class A — Breeder
MELVIN JENNINGS
MITCHELLVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2017-03-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-12-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-10-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-1579 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Miller
CINCINNATI, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1470 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Nisley
Seymour, IA Exp: 5/14/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1605 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Yoder
Seymour, IA Exp: 10/17/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-02-15 — UNKNOWN
3 non-critical PDF
2021-07-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1668 Class A — Breeder
Menno Gingerich
Albia, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 direct
2022-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2022-03-02 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2021-09-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-0776 Class A — Breeder
MERI VIERKANT
BELMOND, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2018-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-1694 Class A — Breeder
Merlin Yoder
Drakesville, IA Exp: 9/14/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-08-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1686 Class A — Breeder
Mervin E Yoder
Bloomfield, IA Exp: 5/16/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-16 — 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.