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
34-A-0246 Class A Peaceful Paws Puppies LLC DBA: — Osseo, MI Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
32-A-1020 Class A Peaceful Pines LLC DBA: — Hudson, MI Exp: 12/16/2028 Active
43-A-6037 Class A Pedigree Ranch, Inc. DBA: — WELLSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2874 Class A Pedro Kauenhofen DBA: County Line Sales LLC Paden, OK Exp: 6/27/2027 Active
43-A-6719 Class A Peggy Grisham and Craig Grisham DBA: — Crane, MO Exp: 8/25/2028 Active
43-A-6291 Class A Peggy Hampton Marvin Hampton DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1664 Class A Peggy Minor DBA: — OSWEGO, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-0882 Class A PEGGY PARKS DBA: — ADA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5860 Class A PEGGY PARROW DBA: — MANSFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0571 Class A Peggy Shaw DBA: — Wilber, NE Exp: 12/30/2026 Active
31-A-1028 Class A Penchant Paws LLC DBA: — Winesburg, OH Exp: 8/18/2028 Active
58-A-0319 Class A Perfect Pets Inc DBA: Macropod Conservation Center, Inc. Dade City, FL Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
73-A-2851 Class A Perfect Pocket Beagles DBA: — Lane, OK Exp: 7/28/2029 Active
35-A-0528 Class A Perry J Bontrager DBA: Cedar Hill Kennle Dalton, WI Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
32-A-0777 Class A Perry J. Kuhns DBA: Chain-O-Lakes Kennel Lagrange, IN Exp: 8/6/2027 Active
32-A-0929 Class A Perry Lee Whetstone DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6646 Class A Perry Petersheim DBA: — Moberly, MO Exp: 2/16/2028 Active
74-A-1446 Class A Perry Viator DBA: Deer Park Exotics Lumberton, TX Exp: 2/28/2027 Active
93-A-0259 Class A Pet Brokers, Inc. DBA: — Bakersfield, CA Exp: 4/19/2028 Active
31-A-0957 Class A Pet My Puppy DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 1/20/2029 Active
43-A-6324 Class A Pete & Rebecca Miller DBA: — MILAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6874 Class A Pete Miller DBA: — Milan, MO Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
42-A-0909 Class A PETE SWIHART SUSIE SWIHART DBA: — GLENWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0601 Class A Pete Weaver DBA: — Berne, IN Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
48-A-2233 Class A Pete Yoder Lydia Yoder DBA: — CHETOPA, KS 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.