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
43-A-6516 Class A Lukas Miller DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1029 Class A Luke and Waneta Miller DBA: Hidden Hollow Canine Syracuse, IN Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
43-A-6264 Class A LUV MY PUP LLC DBA: — NOVELTY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6025 Class A Lydia A Stauffer DBA: J L Farm Versailles, MO Exp: 12/28/2027 Active
42-A-1624 Class A Lydia Ann Beachy Harvey Beachy DBA: — Albia, IA Exp: 5/24/2028 Active
84-A-0215 Class A Lydia Baldridge DBA: — HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6254 Class A Lydia Brashear DBA: Lonesome Pine Kennel West Plains, MO Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
32-A-0588 Class A LYDIA WAGLER DONNIE WAGLER IRENE WAGLER DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0860 Class A Lyle and Martha Beechy DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0748 Class A LYLE HOCHSTETLER DBA: — LAGRANGE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0990 Class A Lyle J Schwartz DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1146 Class A Lyle Miller DBA: — WELLMAN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1465 Class A Lyle Nottingham Gatz Nottingham DBA: — PARIS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0248 Class A LYLE RENNER JOHN RENNER DBA: — DETROIT LAKES, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1116 Class A LYN HAYES DBA: — KEOKUK, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1412 Class A Lyndal Swartzentruber DBA: — Pocahontes, AR Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
32-A-0996 Class A Lyndon Hershberger DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0642 Class A Lynette Addison DBA: — Norfolk, NE Exp: 10/31/2027 Active
47-A-0417 Class A Lynette Addison DBA: — ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0634 Class A Lynette Addison DBA: — ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0580 Class A Lynette Addison DBA: — ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0529 Class A LYNETTE VANDEVENTER DBA: — TISKILWA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1322 Class A Lynn Blevins Beverly Chevallier DBA: — Western Grove, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0532 Class A LYNN COREY DBA: — GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0249 Class A LYNN FIGUEROA DBA: — ORMOND BEACH, FL 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.