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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

75 results found in GA

Including 59 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
57-A-0187 Class A HAROLD DICK — ACWORTH GA — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0008 Class A Igor Mitrovic — Loganville GA 2/28/2027 Active
67-B-0002 Class B Ion Highsmith — Acworth GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0217 Class A Jan Stone — CEDARTOWN GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0161 Class B JANINES NOAHS ARK INC — MACON GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0139 Class B JOHN BORNEMANN — KENNESAW GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0206 Class A JUDY HULETT — RHINE GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0209 Class A KATHY WADE — WINDER GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0169 Class B LAND AND SEA EXOTIC PETS — DALLAS GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0162 Class B LEM MINISH — JEFFERSON GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0220 Class A LEM MINISH — JEFFERSON GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0171 Class B MARIE PECK — CORNELIA GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0196 Class A MASQUERADE EXOTIC ANIMALS L L C — ALPHARETTA GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0192 Class A MERCER WILLIAMS — MADISON GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0131 Class B Michael B Findley Valley Brook Research, Inc. Madison GA 9/20/2028 Active
57-A-0219 Class A MIKEL KETCHUM — SAVANNAH GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0166 Class B RANDARS REPTILES — MCDONOUGH GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0177 Class B RORY SMART — ATL GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0165 Class B RUCKER PET & WILD BIRD THREE — SUWANEE GA — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0010 Class A SanusBio Farms, LLC — Crawford GA 1/14/2028 Active
57-A-0204 Class A SHAWN SMITH — POWDER SPRINGS GA — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0591 Class B SOUTH PAW PUPPIES LLC — RHINE GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0203 Class A SOUTHERN CHARM SUGAR GLIDERS L L C — SAINT MARYS GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0176 Class B SOUTHERN DREAM PUPPIES — CLEVELAND GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0223 Class A Southern Heritage Ranch LLC — Monticello GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0187 Class A — Breeder
HAROLD DICK
ACWORTH, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2017-10-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-02-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
67-A-0008 Class A — Breeder
Igor Mitrovic
Loganville, GA Exp: 2/28/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
67-B-0002 Class B — Dealer
Ion Highsmith
Acworth, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2024-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0217 Class A — Breeder
Jan Stone
CEDARTOWN, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0161 Class B — Dealer
JANINES NOAHS ARK INC
MACON, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0139 Class B — Dealer
JOHN BORNEMANN
KENNESAW, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
57-A-0206 Class A — Breeder
JUDY HULETT
RHINE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 1 direct
2019-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2019-03-06 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2016-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-02-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
57-A-0209 Class A — Breeder
KATHY WADE
WINDER, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0169 Class B — Dealer
LAND AND SEA EXOTIC PETS
DALLAS, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0162 Class B — Dealer
LEM MINISH
JEFFERSON, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 critical
2016-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2015-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2014-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
57-A-0220 Class A — Breeder
LEM MINISH
JEFFERSON, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0171 Class B — Dealer
MARIE PECK
CORNELIA, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-A-0196 Class A — Breeder
MASQUERADE EXOTIC ANIMALS L L C
ALPHARETTA, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0192 Class A — Breeder
MERCER WILLIAMS
MADISON, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2019-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0131 Class B — Dealer
Michael B Findley
DBA: Valley Brook Research, Inc.
Madison, GA Exp: 9/20/2028 Active
21 inspections 2 direct
2026-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-14 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 21.

57-A-0219 Class A — Breeder
MIKEL KETCHUM
SAVANNAH, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
57-B-0166 Class B — Dealer
RANDARS REPTILES
MCDONOUGH, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0177 Class B — Dealer
RORY SMART
ATL, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0165 Class B — Dealer
RUCKER PET & WILD BIRD THREE
SUWANEE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
67-A-0010 Class A — Breeder
SanusBio Farms, LLC
Crawford, GA Exp: 1/14/2028 Active
6 inspections 1 direct
2026-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-12-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2025-09-15 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2025-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-01-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0204 Class A — Breeder
SHAWN SMITH
POWDER SPRINGS, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2016-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
58-B-0591 Class B — Dealer
SOUTH PAW PUPPIES LLC
RHINE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0203 Class A — Breeder
SOUTHERN CHARM SUGAR GLIDERS L L C
SAINT MARYS, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0176 Class B — Dealer
SOUTHERN DREAM PUPPIES
CLEVELAND, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-05-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-01-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
57-A-0223 Class A — Breeder
Southern Heritage Ranch LLC
Monticello, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2025-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-07 — 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.