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
32-A-1016 Class A Matthew and Sara Kuhns Hidden Barn Pets Nappanee IN 12/5/2028 Active
43-A-6417 Class A Matthew D. and Angie Zimmerman — EL DORADO SPRINGS MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1106 Class A Matthew Eicher — New Haven IN 7/19/2027 Active
61-A-0159 Class A Matthew Graber — Ewing KY 1/7/2029 Active
48-A-2175 Class A MATTHEW HERSCHBERGER — CHETOPA KS — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1120 Class A Matthew Hilty — New Haven IN 10/23/2027 Active
33-A-0635 Class A Matthew Hochstetler — Arthur IL 9/27/2027 Active
32-A-1000 Class A Matthew J Eicher — Loogootee IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1065 Class A Matthew J Schwartz — Grabill IN 10/3/2026 Active
41-A-0511 Class A Matthew Lambright — Mora MN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6841 Class A Matthew Miller — Jamesport MO 12/29/2026 Active
31-A-0968 Class A Matthew R Zimmerman — Plymouth OH 3/8/2029 Active
32-A-0706 Class A Matthew Schwartz Chummily Champs New Haven IN 8/16/2029 Active
21-A-0183 Class A Matthew Sensenig — Penn Yan NY — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6460 Class A MATTHEW WAGNER — SOLO MO — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0593 Class A MATTHEW YODER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2878 Class A Matthias Thayer — Perkins OK 9/10/2027 Active
31-A-0684 Class A MATTIE MILLER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0355 Class A MATTIE BONTRAGER PERRY BONTRAGER — DALTON WI — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1583 Class A Maudie Annette Ramsey — Bells TX 8/3/2029 Active
42-A-1362 Class A Maureen Moeller — WEST POINT IA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6936 Class A Maurio Jones — Sedalia MO 9/19/2028 Active
43-A-4322 Class A Max and Diane Garrett — Grant City MO 11/24/2026 Active
43-A-6359 Class A MAYDEEN RUDROFF — JEFFERSON CITY MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1130 Class A Maynard and Christina Miller — Topeka IN 12/6/2027 Active
32-A-1016 Class A — Breeder
Matthew and Sara Kuhns
DBA: Hidden Barn Pets
Nappanee, IN Exp: 12/5/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-12-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6417 Class A — Breeder
Matthew D. and Angie Zimmerman
EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1106 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Eicher
New Haven, IN Exp: 7/19/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0159 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Graber
Ewing, KY Exp: 1/7/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-12-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-2175 Class A — Breeder
MATTHEW HERSCHBERGER
CHETOPA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2022-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1120 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Hilty
New Haven, IN Exp: 10/23/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0635 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Hochstetler
Arthur, IL Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1000 Class A — Breeder
Matthew J Eicher
Loogootee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2024-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-10 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1065 Class A — Breeder
Matthew J Schwartz
Grabill, IN Exp: 10/3/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
41-A-0511 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Lambright
Mora, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-10-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6841 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Miller
Jamesport, MO Exp: 12/29/2026 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0968 Class A — Breeder
Matthew R Zimmerman
Plymouth, OH Exp: 3/8/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2026-02-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
32-A-0706 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Schwartz
DBA: Chummily Champs
New Haven, IN Exp: 8/16/2029 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
21-A-0183 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Sensenig
Penn Yan, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2016-10-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6460 Class A — Breeder
MATTHEW WAGNER
SOLO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2020-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0593 Class A — Breeder
MATTHEW YODER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
73-A-2878 Class A — Breeder
Matthias Thayer
Perkins, OK Exp: 9/10/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-08-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0684 Class A — Breeder
MATTIE MILLER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2020-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0355 Class A — Breeder
MATTIE BONTRAGER PERRY BONTRAGER
DALTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2022-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
74-A-1583 Class A — Breeder
Maudie Annette Ramsey
Bells, TX Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-06-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1362 Class A — Breeder
Maureen Moeller
WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 critical
2016-04-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6936 Class A — Breeder
Maurio Jones
Sedalia, MO Exp: 9/19/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-4322 Class A — Breeder
Max and Diane Garrett
Grant City, MO Exp: 11/24/2026 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6359 Class A — Breeder
MAYDEEN RUDROFF
JEFFERSON CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-08-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1130 Class A — Breeder
Maynard and Christina Miller
Topeka, IN Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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.