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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,218 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-0865 Class A Margaret Manning — Maynard AR — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1428 Class A Margaret Manning — Maynard AR — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1547 Class A Margaret Odle — Howard KS 7/11/2027 Active
47-A-0238 Class A Margaret Schultz Scott Schultz — ONEILL NE — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0237 Class A Margaret Schwartz — Waterloo NY 3/8/2027 Active
74-A-1498 Class A Margaret Smith — VAN TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4850 Class A MARGARET WILLIS — ANDERSON MO — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2249 Class A Margie French — Coffeyville KS — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1536 Class A MARGIE SINK — DANVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2702 Class A Margies Pets LLC — Hominy OK — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0382 Class A Mari Pati — West palm beach FL — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0625 Class A MARIA BEACHY — BEACH CITY OH — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2269 Class A Maria Neufeld — Copeland KS 3/31/2028 Active
73-A-2846 Class A Maria Ruiz-Flores — Idabel OK 4/19/2029 Active
43-A-5070 Class A Maria Stille — Bellflower MO 2/21/2027 Active
86-A-0099 Class A Mariah McClure — Surprise AZ — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1750 Class A Mariah Rus — Sioux Center IA 6/15/2029 Active
31-A-0348 Class A MARIANNE DAVIS — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5780 Class A MARIE MADISON — CASSVILLE MO — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1664 Class A Marie Spaans — Inwood IA 8/16/2027 Active
48-A-1333 Class A Marie Vondra — RUSH CENTER KS — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0871 Class A MARILYN ALEXANDER JAMES ALEXANDER — RUSSELLVILLE AR — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0221 Class A MARILYN BURNS — DENVER IN — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0633 Class A Marilyn Chupp — Arthur IL 7/22/2027 Active
43-A-3421 Class A Marilyn Joseph BEST BUDDIES Ava MO 9/26/2028 Active
71-A-0865 Class A — Breeder
Margaret Manning
Maynard, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2021-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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71-A-1428 Class A — Breeder
Margaret Manning
Maynard, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-08-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-1547 Class A — Breeder
Margaret Odle
Howard, KS Exp: 7/11/2027 Active
15 inspections clean
2025-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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47-A-0238 Class A — Breeder
Margaret Schultz Scott Schultz
ONEILL, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
21-A-0237 Class A — Breeder
Margaret Schwartz
Waterloo, NY Exp: 3/8/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1498 Class A — Breeder
Margaret Smith
VAN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-4850 Class A — Breeder
MARGARET WILLIS
ANDERSON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-2249 Class A — Breeder
Margie French
Coffeyville, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1536 Class A — Breeder
MARGIE SINK
DANVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2020-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2019-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
73-A-2702 Class A — Breeder
Margies Pets LLC
Hominy, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
58-A-0382 Class A — Breeder
Mari Pati
West palm beach, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2026-03-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-09-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0625 Class A — Breeder
MARIA BEACHY
BEACH CITY, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2019-10-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
48-A-2269 Class A — Breeder
Maria Neufeld
Copeland, KS Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2846 Class A — Breeder
Maria Ruiz-Flores
Idabel, OK Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-03-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5070 Class A — Breeder
Maria Stille
Bellflower, MO Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
16 inspections clean
2026-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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86-A-0099 Class A — Breeder
Mariah McClure
Surprise, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1750 Class A — Breeder
Mariah Rus
Sioux Center, IA Exp: 6/15/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-06-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0348 Class A — Breeder
MARIANNE DAVIS
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5780 Class A — Breeder
MARIE MADISON
CASSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-1664 Class A — Breeder
Marie Spaans
Inwood, IA Exp: 8/16/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-1333 Class A — Breeder
Marie Vondra
RUSH CENTER, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections 1 direct
2015-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2014-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-0871 Class A — Breeder
MARILYN ALEXANDER JAMES ALEXANDER
RUSSELLVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 1 direct
2019-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2018-09-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-05-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2015-03-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
32-A-0221 Class A — Breeder
MARILYN BURNS
DENVER, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2019-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2017-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0633 Class A — Breeder
Marilyn Chupp
Arthur, IL Exp: 7/22/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-03 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-3421 Class A — Breeder
Marilyn Joseph
DBA: BEST BUDDIES
Ava, MO Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-09-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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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.