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-6324 Class A Pete & Rebecca Miller — MILAN MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6874 Class A Pete Miller — Milan MO 5/23/2027 Active
42-A-0909 Class A PETE SWIHART SUSIE SWIHART — GLENWOOD IA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0601 Class A Pete Weaver — Berne IN 2/27/2027 Active
48-A-2233 Class A Pete Yoder Lydia Yoder — CHETOPA KS — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5180 Class A PETER SCHWARTZ LOVINA SCHWARTZ — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0632 Class A Peter Dolk — Normal IL 6/25/2027 Active
43-A-6315 Class A PETER GOCHEFF — LEBANON MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4030 Class A Peter L and Miriam Zimmerman ROCKY RIDGE KENNEL Versailles MO 11/18/2028 Active
74-A-1458 Class A Peter Mimikos — BOERNE TX — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1997 Class A Peter Schrock Mary J. K. Schrock — THAYER KS — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6552 Class A Peter SH Schwartz — Seymour MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5544 Class A Peter T Schwartz SOUTHERN VALLEY KENNEL Seymour MO 8/6/2028 Active
43-A-6783 Class A Peter TJ Schwartz Hill Top Kennel Seymour MO 2/1/2029 Active
35-A-0515 Class A Peter Troyer — Hillsboro WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0897 Class A Peter Wengerd Laverda Wengerd — Wawaka IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6273 Class A Petie B Schwartz — TUNAS MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6732 Class A Petie E.T. Schwartz — Seymour MO 9/22/2028 Active
43-A-6540 Class A Petie Hilty Ozark Mountain Kennel SEYMOUR MO 1/20/2027 Active
43-A-6635 Class A Petie S Zook Windmill Kennel Seymour MO 1/25/2028 Active
43-A-6333 Class A PETIE SCHWARTZ — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6294 Class A Petie WZ Schwartz — COLLINS MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5438 Class A Petie Zook Leah Zook — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6169 Class A Petie Zook Leah Zook — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6398 Class A Phantom Hollow Kennel LLC — TRENTON MO 3/11/2029 Active
43-A-6324 Class A — Breeder
Pete & Rebecca Miller
MILAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2023-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-06-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6874 Class A — Breeder
Pete Miller
Milan, MO Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-0909 Class A — Breeder
PETE SWIHART SUSIE SWIHART
GLENWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
32-A-0601 Class A — Breeder
Pete Weaver
Berne, IN Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2025-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
48-A-2233 Class A — Breeder
Pete Yoder Lydia Yoder
CHETOPA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5180 Class A — Breeder
PETER SCHWARTZ LOVINA SCHWARTZ
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
33-A-0632 Class A — Breeder
Peter Dolk
Normal, IL Exp: 6/25/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6315 Class A — Breeder
PETER GOCHEFF
LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-4030 Class A — Breeder
Peter L and Miriam Zimmerman
DBA: ROCKY RIDGE KENNEL
Versailles, MO Exp: 11/18/2028 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-11-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

74-A-1458 Class A — Breeder
Peter Mimikos
BOERNE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-11-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-1997 Class A — Breeder
Peter Schrock Mary J. K. Schrock
THAYER, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 1 direct
2016-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-08-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2015-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2015-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-6552 Class A — Breeder
Peter SH Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5544 Class A — Breeder
Peter T Schwartz
DBA: SOUTHERN VALLEY KENNEL
Seymour, MO Exp: 8/6/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

43-A-6783 Class A — Breeder
Peter TJ Schwartz
DBA: Hill Top Kennel
Seymour, MO Exp: 2/1/2029 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0515 Class A — Breeder
Peter Troyer
Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-11-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0897 Class A — Breeder
Peter Wengerd Laverda Wengerd
Wawaka, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-04-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6273 Class A — Breeder
Petie B Schwartz
TUNAS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6732 Class A — Breeder
Petie E.T. Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: 9/22/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-08-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-31 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6540 Class A — Breeder
Petie Hilty
DBA: Ozark Mountain Kennel
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: 1/20/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6635 Class A — Breeder
Petie S Zook
DBA: Windmill Kennel
Seymour, MO Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6333 Class A — Breeder
PETIE SCHWARTZ
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-06-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6294 Class A — Breeder
Petie WZ Schwartz
COLLINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2022-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-01 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5438 Class A — Breeder
Petie Zook Leah Zook
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 1 direct
2016-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2015-10-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6169 Class A — Breeder
Petie Zook Leah Zook
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-11-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6398 Class A — Breeder
Phantom Hollow Kennel LLC
TRENTON, MO Exp: 3/11/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-01-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-12 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.