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

123 results found in MI

Including 84 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
34-A-0232 Class A Dennis Martin DBA: — Fenwick, MI Exp: 10/14/2028 Active
34-B-0256 Class B Desiree Bobby DBA: Beeblebrox Sphynx and Lykoi LLC Port Sanilac, MI Exp: 1/26/2029 Active
34-A-0248 Class A Desiree Bobby DBA: — Port Sanilac, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0217 Class B DOUGLAS DOOP DBA: — DEXTER, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0228 Class A Edward Hershberger DBA: Rolling Acres Farm N Pets Morley, MI Exp: 8/18/2029 Active
34-B-0185 Class B Emergent Biodefense Operations Lansing LLC DBA: — LANSING, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0200 Class A FRED YODER DBA: — BLOOMINGDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0241 Class A Freeman P Steury DBA: — Hudson, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0249 Class A Friends For Life Pets DBA: — Clare, MI Exp: 8/19/2029 Active
34-B-0223 Class B GROWING POINT INC DBA: — BATTLE CREEK, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0246 Class B Hadherway Kennels LLC DBA: — McMillan, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0198 Class B HADLEY ENTERPRISES LLC DBA: — DETROIT, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0228 Class B HADLEY ENTERPRISES LLC DBA: — ROMULUS, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0196 Class A HARLEY BROENE DBA: — ALLENDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0231 Class B Healthy Pets LLC DBA: — NOVI, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0225 Class A HERMAN MAST DBA: — CHARLOTTE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0240 Class A Hickory Way, LLC DBA: — Rhodes, MI Exp: 2/14/2028 Active
34-B-0243 Class B Hickory Way, LLC DBA: — Rhodes, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0002 Class B HODGINS KENNELS INC DBA: — HOWELL, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0204 Class B House of Pets Inc DBA: — Garden City, MI Exp: 2/4/2027 Active
34-B-0004 Class B International Animal Exchange, Inc. DBA: — ROYAL OAK, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0230 Class A JACOB LAMBRIGHT DBA: — BLOOMINGDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0252 Class B Jacquie Baker DBA: — Hudsonville, MI Exp: 4/11/2027 Active
34-A-0198 Class A James Rose DBA: — ATTICA, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0218 Class B JAMES WOUDENBERG DBA: — HOWARD CITY, MI 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.