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

317 results found in KS

Including 225 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
48-A-2202 Class A BILL KINNAMON DBA: — INDEPENDENCE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2267 Class A BJ'S & Guys LLC DBA: — Menlo, KS Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
48-B-0081 Class B BJ'S & Guys LLC DBA: — Menlo, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2147 Class A Blake and Cindy Wellington DBA: — ERIE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2113 Class A Bob and Julie Nienke DBA: — LORRAINE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2136 Class A Bonnie Kesler DBA: — HAYS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2180 Class A Brandon Legg DBA: — SOLOMON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2043 Class A Brenda Callen DBA: — PITTSBURG, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2187 Class A Brenda Callen DBA: — PITTSBURG, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2090 Class A Brenda White DBA: — NEODESHA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2216 Class A Bruna Kennels LLC DBA: — Waterville, KS Exp: 3/7/2027 Active
48-B-0343 Class B C J K 3 Inc. DBA: — OLATHE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2197 Class A Candace Longan DBA: — OSWEGO, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0319 Class B Canterbury Tails Pets L L C DBA: — MCPHERSON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1038 Class A CARLA SULLIVAN DBA: — HAVANA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2253 Class A Casey Hensley DBA: — Caney, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2094 Class A Challen Ramsey DBA: — RANDALL, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0271 Class B Charlene Koster Darlene Koster DBA: — MINNEAPOLIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2161 Class A Charles Littrell Melinda Littrell DBA: Mayhill Puppies Chetopa, KS Exp: 10/1/2028 Active
48-A-2034 Class A Cheryl Diel DBA: — CAWKER CITY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2276 Class A Chester Kramer DBA: — Oswego, KS Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
48-A-2105 Class A Christian C. E. Schwartz DBA: — DENNIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-0896 Class A Cindy Clausen DBA: — PORTIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2273 Class A Cindy Hutchinson DBA: Flint Hills Farms Chapman, KS Exp: 6/23/2029 Active
48-A-2228 Class A Cindy Hutchinson DBA: — CHAPMAN, 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.