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-1094 Class A Patrick Henry DBA: — TAMA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1554 Class A Patrick ODell DEBORAH ODELL DBA: — GRISWOLD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1749 Class A Paul Hertzler DBA: — Moraria, IA Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
42-A-1708 Class A Paws to Admire, Inc DBA: Country Lane Bernedoodles Salem, IA Exp: 2/6/2029 Active
42-A-0909 Class A PETE SWIHART SUSIE SWIHART DBA: — GLENWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0301 Class B PETS PLAYHOUSE DBA: — CEDAR RAPIDS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0333 Class B PHYLLIS HASTINGS DBA: — GUTTENBERG, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0289 Class B Pick Me Puppies L L C DBA: — EXLINE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1593 Class A Prairie View Puppies DBA: — Sheldon, IA Exp: 3/28/2029 Active
42-A-1729 Class A Puppies On Fir DBA: — Rock Rapids, IA Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
42-A-1600 Class A Puppy Place Inc. DBA: — Hawarden, IA Exp: 5/10/2029 Active
42-A-1440 Class A PUPPYSTARS INC. DBA: — CENTERVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0302 Class B RAFTER W FARMS DBA: — WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0022 Class B RAINBOW KENNELS INC. DBA: — SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1343 Class A Randy Dyer Sue Dyer DBA: — SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0291 Class B Randy Dyer Sue Dyer DBA: — SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0895 Class A RANDY STOEN DBA: — DOWS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1695 Class A Rashei Lynn Stuekerjuergen DBA: — Donnellson, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1583 Class A RAYMOND NISLEY DBA: — EDGEWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1607 Class A REBECCA VER BEEK DBA: — ROCK RAPIDS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0779 Class A Renae Schuiteman and Terry Schuiteman DBA: Terry Town Kennel Sioux Center, IA Exp: 12/8/2026 Active
42-A-1698 Class A Reuben Herschberger DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 10/4/2028 Active
42-A-1744 Class A Reuben Schrock DBA: — Oakville, IA Exp: 3/25/2029 Active
42-A-1641 Class A Richard McAlpin DBA: — RED OAK, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1649 Class A Rick and Sara Sandbulte DBA: — Sioux Center, 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.