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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0673 Class A Jesse Zehr DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0898 Class A JM Pets LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0273 Class B JMG Puppies, LLC DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1063 Class A Joanna Lengacher DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/14/2029 Active
32-A-0858 Class A Joas and Karen Miller DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0685 Class A Joe L Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 5/24/2029 Active
32-A-0789 Class A JOE OTTO DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0963 Class A Joe Wickey DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0945 Class A Joel Lambright DBA: — Rome City, IN Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
32-A-0688 Class A JOEL LEHMAN KAREN LEHMAN DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0829 Class A JOHN GRABER MARIE GRABER LEWIS GRABER DBA: — GRABILL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0496 Class A JOHN LAPP DBA: — WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0662 Class A JOHN STOLTZFUS DBA: — FOUNTAIN CITY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0845 Class A JOHN BONTRAGER WAYNE BONTRAGER DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1034 Class A John Chupp DBA: — Etna Green, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0967 Class A John D Riehl Jr DBA: — Wolcottville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0707 Class A John E Fisher DBA: — Waveland, IN Exp: 8/22/2029 Active
32-B-0267 Class B John J Eicher DBA: — Fort Wayne, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0936 Class A John Leon Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 2/11/2028 Active
32-A-0317 Class A John Mark Stoltzfus DBA: Sunny Hollow Kennel Hagerstown, IN Exp: 9/5/2029 Active
32-A-0556 Class A John Otto DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 5/10/2028 Active
32-A-0563 Class A John R. Graber and Lillie Graber DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/21/2029 Active
32-A-0481 Class A JOHN RABER ROSANNA RABER DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0223 Class B JOHN SCHMUCKER DBA: — NEW HAVEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0518 Class A John Troyer 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.