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
31-A-0688 Class A MARCUS MILLER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0349 Class A MARCUS RABER DBA: — SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0914 Class A Marcus Schmucker DBA: — Fort Wayne, IN Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
32-A-0582 Class A MARCUS WAGLER DBA: — PLAINVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0843 Class A Marcus Wittmer DBA: Hidden Pines K-9 Odon, IN Exp: 10/2/2027 Active
31-A-0958 Class A Marcus Yoder DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1016 Class A Marda Family Pups LLC DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
48-A-2222 Class A Mardee Lincoln DBA: — HERINGTON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2190 Class A Mardee Lincoln DBA: — HERINGTON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0032 Class A Mare Cvetkovska DBA: Sin City Golden Doodles Henderson, NV Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
43-A-2830 Class A MARGARET BAKER DBA: — WILLOW SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5536 Class A Margaret Cook, William Peters DBA: — FARMINGTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1103 Class A Margaret Graber DBA: — St. Joe, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
32-A-0901 Class A Margaret Graber Amanda Gaines Smith DBA: — St Joe, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
55-A-0176 Class A Margaret Hooks DBA: — TAYLORSVILLE, NC Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
43-A-6292 Class A Margaret Howerton DBA: Bully Babies Verona, MO Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
43-A-5948 Class A Margaret Howerton DBA: — VERONA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1428 Class A Margaret Manning DBA: — Maynard, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0865 Class A Margaret Manning DBA: — Maynard, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1547 Class A Margaret Odle DBA: — Howard, KS Exp: 7/11/2027 Active
47-A-0238 Class A Margaret Schultz Scott Schultz DBA: — ONEILL, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0237 Class A Margaret Schwartz DBA: — Waterloo, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1498 Class A Margaret Smith DBA: — VAN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4850 Class A MARGARET WILLIS DBA: — ANDERSON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2249 Class A Margie French DBA: — Coffeyville, KS 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.