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

558 results found in IA

Including 392 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-1720 Class A Nancy Van Holland DBA: — Sioux Center, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1405 Class A Natalie Connally DBA: — WATERLOO, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1566 Class A Natalie Connally DBA: — PELLA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1514 Class A Natalie Connally DBA: — PELLA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1468 Class A Nathan L Miller DBA: — Kalona, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1710 Class A Nathan Nisley DBA: — Promise City, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0326 Class B Nathan Nisley DBA: — Promise City, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1477 Class A NEENA FELLOWS DBA: — FARMINGTON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1679 Class A Nelson R Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 2/3/2028 Active
42-A-1657 Class A Nelson Troyer DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1398 Class A Nick Menne Tiffany Menne DBA: — LIME SPRINGS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1585 Class A Nolan and Gina Den Boer DBA: DB Puppy Palace Rock Valley, IA Exp: 10/24/2029 Active
42-A-1067 Class A NOLAN DEN BOER GINA DEN BOER DBA: — ROCK VALLEY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1736 Class A Norman Hershberger DBA: Hilltop Puppies Hazleton, IA Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
42-A-1681 Class A Norman Hershberger & Steve Kaffman DBA: — Hazleton, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0318 Class B North Iowa Puppies LLC DBA: — Lake Mills, IA Exp: 9/28/2028 Active
42-A-1528 Class A OAK RIDGE KENNEL LLC DBA: — SEYMOUR, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0265 Class B OLEO ACRES KENNELS INC. DBA: — BRITT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1700 Class A Orla Nisley DBA: — Edgewood, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1733 Class A Orlie Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
42-A-1677 Class A Orvin Lee Yoder DBA: — Bonaparte, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1005 Class A P J SHUNKWILER DBA: — OSAGE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1201 Class A PAM COENEN-SIEG DBA: — LUANA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0903 Class A Pam Habbinga DBA: Habbinga Kennels Boyden, IA Exp: 8/13/2028 Active
42-A-1366 Class A PAT MC GURK DBA: — LAKE MILLS, IA 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.