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

60 results found in CO

Including 50 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
84-B-0071 Class B JOANN PAQUETTE SUTLEY DBA: — LITTLETON, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0206 Class A JOE YODER DBA: — MONTE VISTA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0218 Class A John Ebright Stephanie Ebright DBA: — HASTY, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0127 Class B JURASSIC PETS L L C DBA: — THORNTON, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0131 Class B JURASSIC PETS L L C DBA: — LAKEWOOD, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0199 Class A Karen Becker DBA: — DOLORES, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0201 Class A Kathryn Michaels Robert Pierce DBA: — PEYTON, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0133 Class B Kraig Peel DBA: — FORT COLLINS, CO Exp: 8/26/2028 Active
84-B-0128 Class B Kraig Peel DBA: — FORT COLLINS, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0091 Class B LARRY STONE ANNETTE STONE DBA: — NORTHGLENN, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0185 Class A Leona De Vee Buttenwieser DBA: — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0208 Class A Lonnie Yoder DBA: — MANASSA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0215 Class A Lydia Baldridge DBA: — HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0204 Class A MALLORIE SHORT DBA: — DENVER, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0100 Class B Mark Aine DBA: — LOVELAND, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0193 Class A Marlo Byars DBA: — FREDERICK, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0213 Class A Nancy Hatton DBA: — Yoder, CO Exp: 7/16/2027 Active
84-B-0110 Class B Nancy Hatton DBA: — CALHAN, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0139 Class B National Mill Dog Rescue DBA: — Peyton, CO Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
84-B-0132 Class B Parker Exotic Pets L L C DBA: — PARKER, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0219 Class A Parker Exotic Pets LLC DBA: — Parker, CO Exp: 7/6/2029 Active
84-B-0101 Class B PATRICIA SHELLABARGER DBA: — Moffat, CO Exp: 10/11/2028 Active
84-B-0138 Class B R B Enterprises Inc. DBA: Scaled N Tails Colorado Springs, CO Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
84-B-0124 Class B R B ENTERPRISES INC. DBA: — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0137 Class B RED DRAGON EXOTICS LLC DBA: — LAKEWOOD, CO 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.