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

1,873 results found in MO

Including 1,150 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-B-3758 Class B Dana Clayton DBA: — PURDY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3741 Class B Dana Clayton DBA: — PURDY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5231 Class A Dana DaMitz DBA: DA MITZ KENNELS Hermitage, MO Exp: 10/18/2028 Active
43-A-6477 Class A Dana Farr DBA: A Cute Puppy Stewartsville, MO Exp: 12/9/2027 Active
43-B-3485 Class B DANA SAVORELLI DBA: — GREENWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6092 Class A Dana Tompkins DBA: Puppy Tailz WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
43-A-5951 Class A Dana Tompkins DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6639 Class A Daniel and Vera Yoder DBA: — Mount Vernon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6873 Class A Daniel Blaine DBA: — Greentop, MO Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
43-A-6077 Class A Daniel D Troyer DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6014 Class A Daniel Gingerich DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: 12/9/2026 Active
43-A-6399 Class A Daniel Gurley LLC DBA: Cooper Creek Kennels Lowry City, MO Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
43-A-6503 Class A Daniel Kurtz DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6657 Class A Daniel L Hostetler DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6519 Class A Daniel Miller DBA: — KEYTESVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6542 Class A Daniel S Zook DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 2/4/2027 Active
43-A-6478 Class A Daniel Shirk DBA: Shady Brook CHULA, MO Exp: 12/10/2028 Active
43-A-5962 Class A Daniel Yoder DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5918 Class A Daniel Yoder DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6472 Class A Danielle Beeson DBA: — CASSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5923 Class A Danny Hull DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6051 Class A Danny Hull DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3849 Class B Danny Bailey DBA: Five Mile Creek Retrievers NEOSHO, MO Exp: 9/25/2029 Active
43-A-6165 Class A Danny Bailey DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6838 Class A Danny Graven DBA: — West Plains, 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.