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
35-A-0468 Class A NATHAN OTTO — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0894 Class A Nathan Schwartz — Geneva IN 8/26/2027 Active
32-A-0513 Class A NATHAN SCHWARTZ — DECATUR IN — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0231 Class A NATHAN STEURY — CAMDEN MI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0618 Class A Nathan Wagler — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0428 Class A Nathan Wagler — Loogootee IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6891 Class A Nathan Weaver Lillian Weaver — Jerico Springs MO 11/19/2027 Active
32-A-0768 Class A NATHAN WHETSTONE — ROME CITY IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1149 Class A Nathan Yoder — Shipshewana IN 7/25/2028 Active
33-A-0588 Class A Nathan Yoder — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0854 Class A Nathan Yoder — Shipshewana IN — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0103 Class A NATHAN ZIMMERMAN — PENN YAN NY — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6485 Class A Nathanael Martin Noretta Martin — Barnett MO 12/31/2026 Active
31-A-0564 Class A NATHANIEL HERSHBERGER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
93-A-0263 Class A Nationwide Birds LLC — Buena Park CA 3/25/2027 Active
43-A-6517 Class A Nature's Own LLC — Dearborn MO 10/5/2028 Active
43-A-5828 Class A Neal Feldkamp — LEWISTOWN MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0587 Class A Neal Ramer — TIPPECANOE IN — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1477 Class A NEENA FELLOWS — FARMINGTON IA — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0613 Class A Neil Dierking Deb Dierking — LIBERTY NE — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0486 Class A Neil J Miller — Viroqua WI 10/18/2027 Active
73-A-2665 Class A Nelson and LeAnna Yoder — COALGATE OK — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2786 Class A Nelson and LeAnna Yoder — Coalgate OK — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6013 Class A Nelson and Lucille Weaver — Jerico Springs MO 11/23/2026 Active
33-A-0562 Class A Nelson Diener — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0468 Class A — Breeder
NATHAN OTTO
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2025-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-09-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-08 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0894 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Schwartz
Geneva, IN Exp: 8/26/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0513 Class A — Breeder
NATHAN SCHWARTZ
DECATUR, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-06-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
34-A-0231 Class A — Breeder
NATHAN STEURY
CAMDEN, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2022-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-10-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-02-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0618 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Wagler
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2025-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-17 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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32-A-0428 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Wagler
Loogootee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-07-28 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6891 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Weaver Lillian Weaver
Jerico Springs, MO Exp: 11/19/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0768 Class A — Breeder
NATHAN WHETSTONE
ROME CITY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-03-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1149 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Yoder
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 7/25/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-25 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0588 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Yoder
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2024-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-31 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0854 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Yoder
Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
21-A-0103 Class A — Breeder
NATHAN ZIMMERMAN
PENN YAN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections 2 direct
2025-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6485 Class A — Breeder
Nathanael Martin Noretta Martin
Barnett, MO Exp: 12/31/2026 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0564 Class A — Breeder
NATHANIEL HERSHBERGER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
93-A-0263 Class A — Breeder
Nationwide Birds LLC
Buena Park, CA Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6517 Class A — Breeder
Nature's Own LLC
Dearborn, MO Exp: 10/5/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-09-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5828 Class A — Breeder
Neal Feldkamp
LEWISTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2016-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
32-A-0587 Class A — Breeder
Neal Ramer
TIPPECANOE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2022-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-10-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2021-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2019-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-28 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1477 Class A — Breeder
NEENA FELLOWS
FARMINGTON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
15 inspections 1 direct
2019-04-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2017-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-08-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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47-A-0613 Class A — Breeder
Neil Dierking Deb Dierking
LIBERTY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0486 Class A — Breeder
Neil J Miller
Viroqua, WI Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2023-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-10-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2665 Class A — Breeder
Nelson and LeAnna Yoder
COALGATE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2786 Class A — Breeder
Nelson and LeAnna Yoder
Coalgate, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2024-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6013 Class A — Breeder
Nelson and Lucille Weaver
Jerico Springs, MO Exp: 11/23/2026 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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33-A-0562 Class A — Breeder
Nelson Diener
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-23 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-03-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
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.