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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,231 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6419 Class A Arrow Valley LLC DBA: — Goodman, MO Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
31-A-0945 Class A Arthur B Graber DBA: — Hicksville, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
93-C-0822 Class A Arthur Fuss DBA: ANIMALS ARE PEOPLE TOO Studio City, CA Exp: 3/5/2029 Active
21-A-0230 Class A Arthur L Schmucker DBA: — Clyde, NY Exp: 2/16/2029 Active
74-A-1477 Class A Arthur Mc Kinney DBA: — TOYAH, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
96-A-0004 Class A ARTIC AKITAS DBA: — FAIRBANKS, AK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0888 Class A AS Enterprises LLC DBA: — Jeffersonville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5821 Class A Ashlae Simmons Jason Simmons DBA: Simmons Farms Lebanon, MO Exp: 11/13/2027 Active
73-A-2881 Class A Ashlea Townsend DBA: — Valliant, OK Exp: 12/5/2028 Active
73-A-2654 Class A ASHLEE MC COY DBA: — ADA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0425 Class A Ashleigh Young Kyle Petty DBA: — BOX ELDER, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0194 Class A ASHLEY ANN MARIE GANEY DBA: — OXFORD, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0486 Class A ASHLEY JERRELLS MARK MESLER DBA: — ANNA, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6944 Class A Ashley Petersen DBA: — Buffalo, MO Exp: 11/24/2028 Active
31-A-0689 Class A ATLEE BARKMAN DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0529 Class A Atlee J Raber DBA: STONE HILL PETS Millersburg, OH Exp: 1/15/2029 Active
35-A-0499 Class A Atlee Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0623 Class A Atlee Raber DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0101 Class A ATLEE SHETLER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1010 Class A Atlee Swartzentruber Jr DBA: — Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
31-A-0779 Class A ATLEE TROYER DBA: — SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0786 Class A Atlee Wengerd DBA: — FREDERICKTOWN, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1289 Class A Aubry Kirkpatrick Doris Kirkpatrick DBA: — GRAVELLY, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0648 Class A Audra Osborn DBA: — West Liberty, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6590 Class A Audrey Hoover DBA: — Hurdland, MO Exp: 8/30/2027 Active

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.