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

6,428 results found (Class A)

Including 4,277 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
14-A-0004 Class A MILLBROOK BREEDING LABS DBA: — AMHERST, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6849 Class A Miller Family Pets LLC DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 2/7/2027 Active
21-A-0220 Class A Millers Country Puppies DBA: — PANAMA, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0934 Class A Millers Seamless Guttering, LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 2/9/2028 Active
23-A-0591 Class A Millwood Puppies LLC DBA: — GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0416 Class A MILTON BONTRAGER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0625 Class A Milton Lewis DBA: — Newport, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6727 Class A Mindy Guinn DBA: — Stella, MO Exp: 9/14/2028 Active
34-A-0255 Class A Mira Klingler DBA: — Coldwater, MI Exp: 11/7/2027 Active
43-A-5819 Class A MIRANDA MORY DBA: — VERONA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0397 Class A MIRIAM HOOVER DBA: — THORP, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0702 Class A Miriam Miller DBA: Rose Run Kennel Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
23-A-0771 Class A Miriam Stoltzfus Matthew Stoltzfus DBA: — New Holland, PA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
63-A-0183 Class A Missy Pennington DBA: — ROCKVALE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1076 Class A Misti and Jason Fykstra DBA: — Boyden, IA Exp: 11/4/2026 Expired
42-A-1562 Class A Misty Crane DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1415 Class A Misty Means DBA: — Ash Flat, AR Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
48-A-2231 Class A MIWR DBA: — INDEPENDENCE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1630 Class A MK Acres DBA: — Hillsboro, IA Exp: 10/3/2029 Active
43-A-5838 Class A Mockingbird Hill Kennel DBA: — Osceola, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0479 Class A MOHICAN VINYL WINDOWS DBA: — BUTLER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1489 Class A Molly Campbell DBA: — HUMBOLDT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1578 Class A Molly Francy DBA: — MOUNT PLEASANT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1473 Class A Monica Buerger DBA: — ARCHER CITY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5929 Class A MONICA SHEELEY DBA: — NEOSHO, MO 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.