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
71-A-0960 Class A Lonnie & Shelly Cox DBA: Big Creek Kennel Maynard, AR Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
43-A-6642 Class A Lonnie Bontrager DBA: — Norwood, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1653 Class A Lonnie Gingerich DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0790 Class A Lonnie Graber DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
33-A-0527 Class A Lonnie Herschberger Louise Herschberger Larry Herschberger DBA: — ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0797 Class A Lonnie Lambright DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/8/2029 Active
42-A-1447 Class A LONNIE RUMLEY LENNIE RUMLEY DBA: — LEON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0474 Class A Lonnie Smith Becky Smith DBA: Back 40 Game Farm Baxter, MN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
32-A-0576 Class A LONNIE WITTMER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0208 Class A Lonnie Yoder DBA: — MANASSA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0816 Class A LONNIE YODER DBA: — FREEDOM, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5930 Class A Lonnie Yoder DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6924 Class A Lora A Berry DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 7/15/2028 Active
71-A-1375 Class A LORA BRAMMER DENISE REYNOLDS DBA: — PRAIRIE GROVE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1272 Class A Lora Brammer Glen Brammer DBA: — PRAIRIE GROVE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1733 Class A LORA JO MONKS DBA: — QUINTON, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0733 Class A LORA LAMPE DBA: — SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2162 Class A LORA SINGLETON DBA: — BELLEVILLE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1501 Class A LORELEI JENNINGS DBA: — FERTILE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1388 Class A LORELEI JENNINGS DBA: — FERTILE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0722 Class A Lorellen Bontrager DBA: Eden Meadow Kennels Millersburg, IN Exp: 11/14/2027 Active
32-A-0437 Class A LOREN MILLER DBA: — LIGONIER, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0770 Class A LOREN D WAGLER DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1110 Class A Loren Graber DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 8/8/2027 Active
21-A-0126 Class A Loren H Martin DBA: Hemlock Spring Kennel Dundee, NY Exp: 4/10/2029 Active

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.