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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,231 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-2556 Class A ANTECH INC. DBA: — BARNHART, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1560 Class A ANTHONY MUSSER DBA: — MOUNT STERLING, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6720 Class A Anthony Denney DBA: — spickard, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6279 Class A ANTHONY MUSSER DBA: — ARBELA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0606 Class A Anthony Yoder DBA: — Sullivan, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1561 Class A Antigone Means DBA: Hedgehog Valley Iola, KS Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
43-A-6197 Class A Anton Noordeloos Stacie Noordeloos DBA: — MACOMB, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
65-A-0536 Class A AQUILA KENNELS OF MALPAK INC DBA: — FOXWORTH, MS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0629 Class A AQUILLA BLANK LEAH BLANK DBA: — GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1422 Class A AR Premium Pets LLC DBA: — Center Ridge, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
52-A-0143 Class A ARABELLA CLINE DBA: — EWING, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1814 Class A ARBA JETT MIRIAM JETT DBA: — VIAN, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2860 Class A Arden and Carol Plett DBA: — Checotah, OK Exp: 3/29/2027 Active
86-A-0080 Class A ARDEN MORLEY DBA: — KINGMAN, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0576 Class A ARLENE HERSCHBERGER ERNEST HERSCHBERGER DBA: — TUSCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1189 Class A Arlene Koehn DBA: — BURNS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6808 Class A Arlene Reiff DBA: — ARBELA, MO Exp: 5/26/2029 Active
43-A-6426 Class A ARLENE REIFF DBA: — ARBELA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6219 Class A ARLENE SWARTZENTRUBER ARLYN SWARTZENTRUBER DBA: — HUGHESVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6792 Class A Arlin Hostetler DBA: — Osceola, MO Exp: 3/16/2029 Active
32-A-0872 Class A Arlin Miller DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1612 Class A Arminta Hickman DBA: Hill Top Kennels Half Way, MO Exp: 11/5/2028 Active
48-A-1629 Class A Arnold Bruna Linda Bruna DBA: — WATERVILLE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6337 Class A Arrow B Farms, LLC DBA: — , Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6612 Class A Arrow B Farms, LLC DBA: — PURDY, 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.