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

1,865 results found (Class B)

Including 1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
74-B-0648 Class B Daniel Keeper DBA: — AUSTIN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0170 Class B DANIEL KELTY STEPHEN KELTY DBA: — ROSEVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0651 Class B DANIEL NEMZER DBA: — AVENTURA, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0708 Class B Daniel Pradon Bobbi Pradon DBA: — ODESSA, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
54-B-0049 Class B DANIELLE MOORE DBA: — MILTON, WV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
54-B-0048 Class B DANIELLE MOORE DBA: — MILTON, WV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3849 Class B Danny Bailey DBA: Five Mile Creek Retrievers NEOSHO, MO Exp: 9/25/2029 Active
48-B-0107 Class B Darcy Smith William Smith DBA: Sparks Kennel Bennington, KS Exp: 2/27/2029 Active
31-B-0179 Class B DARKE COUNTY PETS AND SUPPLIES LLC DBA: — GREENVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0163 Class B Darole Walton and Shirley Walton DBA: — Fredonia, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3862 Class B Darrel Troyer DBA: Mt Vernon Small Animal Auction Mount Vernon, MO Exp: 11/14/2027 Active
48-B-0276 Class B Darryl Wilson Larry Wilson DBA: — EL DORADO, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0638 Class B Daryl Hogue DBA: — LUBBOCK, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0276 Class B Data Sciences International Inc DBA: — MINNEAPOLIS, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0240 Class B Dave Linkhart DBA: — Xenia, OH Exp: 1/29/2028 Active
63-B-0183 Class B DAVID MANSER DBA: — DAYTON, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3711 Class B David and Susie Reid DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0312 Class B DAVID BORNTREGER FRIEDA BORNTREGER DBA: — DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0804 Class B David Botkin DBA: — BIG SANDY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
56-B-0136 Class B DAVID CASTILLO SARAH DILLOW DBA: — RIDGEVILLE, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0047 Class B David Franco DBA: ADD Aquatics Spencerport, NY Exp: 7/26/2027 Active
23-B-0210 Class B DAVID GLICK DBA: — GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0555 Class B David Joshua Talley DBA: — Uvalde, TX Exp: 12/20/2027 Active
63-B-0138 Class B David Kiviniemi DBA: Animal City Murfreesboro, TN Exp: 3/11/2028 Active
35-B-0227 Class B David Lapp DBA: — Argyle, WI 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.