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

117 results found in NE

Including 85 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
47-A-0633 Class A Deb Witt DBA: — CRAIG, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0523 Class A Deb Leth DBA: Country Kennels Ord, NE Exp: 2/14/2028 Active
47-A-0526 Class A Deborah Goracke DBA: — TECUMSEH, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0237 Class A Denise Benson DBA: — SCOTIA, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0616 Class A Diana Burden DBA: — ORCHARD, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0599 Class A Diana Douglas DBA: — WEEPING WATER, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0608 Class A Diana Pankonin DBA: — GRANT, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0563 Class A Dick Fowlkes DBA: — NEWMAN GROVE, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0098 Class B Dix Scranton Linda Scranton DBA: — MADISON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0176 Class A Don Monnette Donna Monnette DBA: — HUMBOLDT, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0091 Class B Douglas Brosh Mary Jane Brosh DBA: — PENDER, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0630 Class A Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic PC DBA: — Atkinson, NE Exp: 12/12/2028 Active
47-A-0624 Class A FUZZIES TO FANCY LLC DBA: — PAPILLION, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0622 Class A GARRETT SCHANEMAN ASHLEN SCHANEMAN DBA: — SCOTTSBLUFF, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0605 Class A Heartland Classics LLC DBA: — Lyons, NE Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
47-A-0615 Class A Heath Francke Serenity Francke DBA: Sand Creek Kennels and Sporting Dogs Newport, NE Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
47-B-0118 Class B Heather Campbell DBA: — SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0120 Class B Heather Campbell DBA: — WALTHILL, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0619 Class A HEBREWS 13:2 INC. DBA: — MC COOK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0638 Class A Hedgehog Precision LLC DBA: Telos Exotics Omaha, NE Exp: 4/27/2029 Active
47-A-0632 Class A J AND L NEBRASKA DOG DBA: — CULBERTSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0606 Class A James Dodds Penny Dodds DBA: — GOTHENBURG, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0640 Class A JBK Nebraska Dog, LLC DBA: — McCook, NE Exp: 1/3/2027 Active
47-A-0217 Class A Jerome Packer Nancy Packer DBA: — WOOD RIVER, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0324 Class A Jim Steinhauser Catherine Steinhauser Dale Steinhauser DBA: — STUART, NE 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.