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 4,220 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-5838 Class A Mockingbird Hill Kennel — Osceola MO — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0479 Class A MOHICAN VINYL WINDOWS — BUTLER OH — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1489 Class A Molly Campbell — HUMBOLDT IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1578 Class A Molly Francy — — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1473 Class A Monica Buerger — ARCHER CITY TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5929 Class A MONICA SHEELEY — NEOSHO MO — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1354 Class A Monica Walker & Kimberly Beery — HARRISON AR — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0333 Class A Monkey Business SWFL LLC — Punta Gorda FL — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0194 Class A Monkeyin Around Ranch — Lenoir City TN 12/18/2026 Active
42-A-1647 Class A Monroe Herschberger — Bloomfield IA 10/10/2027 Active
31-A-0487 Class A Monroe Hochstetler — Fresno OH 3/11/2027 Active
43-A-5801 Class A MONROE HOCHSTETLER JONATHAN DETWEILER — PRINCETON MO — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0371 Class A Monrou Enterprises Inc. — Saint Cloud FL — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0547 Class A Monty Troyer Darci Troyer Ron Troyer Melissa Troyer Brett Troyer Braden Troyer — HICKMAN NE — Formerly Licensed
65-A-0547 Class A Moon Dance Aussies — Weir MS — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0365 Class A Moore Exotic Animal Ranch LLC — Riverview FL 4/12/2029 Active
33-A-0578 Class A MORGAN DAVIS — CHARLESTON IL — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0473 Class A Morgan Machnik — Milwaukee WI — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1445 Class A Morkel Metzger L L C — CANTON TX — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0830 Class A Morning Mist Puppies — FREDERICKSBG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0636 Class A Mose A Miller — Baltic OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0499 Class A Mose Hershberger Westview Kennel Fredericksburg OH 5/19/2028 Active
31-A-0433 Class A MOSE HERSHBERGER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0594 Class A MOSE NISLEY — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0850 Class A MOSE TROYER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5838 Class A — Breeder
Mockingbird Hill Kennel
Osceola, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
17 inspections clean
2023-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-08 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-01 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2020-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 17.

31-A-0479 Class A — Breeder
MOHICAN VINYL WINDOWS
BUTLER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2021-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2021-05-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

42-A-1489 Class A — Breeder
Molly Campbell
HUMBOLDT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2017-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1578 Class A — Breeder
Molly Francy
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-01-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-A-1473 Class A — Breeder
Monica Buerger
ARCHER CITY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5929 Class A — Breeder
MONICA SHEELEY
NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
71-A-1354 Class A — Breeder
Monica Walker & Kimberly Beery
HARRISON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections 1 direct
2024-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-29 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

58-A-0333 Class A — Breeder
Monkey Business SWFL LLC
Punta Gorda, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2024-06-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
63-A-0194 Class A — Breeder
Monkeyin Around Ranch
Lenoir City, TN Exp: 12/18/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-29 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-12-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1647 Class A — Breeder
Monroe Herschberger
Bloomfield, IA Exp: 10/10/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0487 Class A — Breeder
Monroe Hochstetler
Fresno, OH Exp: 3/11/2027 Active
15 inspections 2 direct
2025-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2018-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 15.

43-A-5801 Class A — Breeder
MONROE HOCHSTETLER JONATHAN DETWEILER
PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
58-A-0371 Class A — Breeder
Monrou Enterprises Inc.
Saint Cloud, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-07-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0547 Class A — Breeder
Monty Troyer Darci Troyer Ron Troyer Melissa Troyer Brett Troyer Braden Troyer
HICKMAN, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
65-A-0547 Class A — Breeder
Moon Dance Aussies
Weir, MS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2024-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
58-A-0365 Class A — Breeder
Moore Exotic Animal Ranch LLC
Riverview, FL Exp: 4/12/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-05-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0578 Class A — Breeder
MORGAN DAVIS
CHARLESTON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0473 Class A — Breeder
Morgan Machnik
Milwaukee, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2021-03-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1445 Class A — Breeder
Morkel Metzger L L C
CANTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0830 Class A — Breeder
Morning Mist Puppies
FREDERICKSBG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2020-03-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0636 Class A — Breeder
Mose A Miller
Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections 1 direct
2025-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2022-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0499 Class A — Breeder
Mose Hershberger
DBA: Westview Kennel
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-04-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0433 Class A — Breeder
MOSE HERSHBERGER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0594 Class A — Breeder
MOSE NISLEY
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2018-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0850 Class A — Breeder
MOSE TROYER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-10 — 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.