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

150 results found in NY

Including 99 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
21-A-0158 Class A Crestwood Acres DBA: — Lyons, NY Exp: 2/2/2028 Active
21-B-0147 Class B Curtis Martin DBA: — Seneca Falls, NY Exp: 11/28/2027 Active
21-A-0136 Class A DAN BARKER JR DBA: — NORTH COLLINS, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0192 Class A David Brown DBA: — FORESTPORT, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0047 Class B David Franco DBA: ADD Aquatics Spencerport, NY Exp: 7/26/2027 Active
21-A-0133 Class A DAVID ZOOK DBA: — FORT PLAIN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0240 Class A Drumlin Springs DBA: — Red Creek, NY Exp: 1/28/2029 Active
21-A-0207 Class A Earl Ray Nolt DBA: — Dundee, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0193 Class A Elam E Hertzler Betty Hertzler DBA: — Lodi, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0197 Class B Ellicottville Aquatics LLC DBA: — Great Valley, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0195 Class B Ephraim Zook DBA: — Fort Plain, NY Exp: 6/9/2028 Active
21-A-0213 Class A Esle Yoder DBA: — Fort Plain, NY Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
21-B-0187 Class B F K L OPERATING CORP DBA: — FISHKILL, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0003 Class B FAUNA RESEARCH INC DBA: — GERMANTOWN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0238 Class A Ferlin and Lovina Horst DBA: Mountainside Miniature Dachshunds Penn Yan, NY Exp: 5/2/2027 Active
21-B-0193 Class B G S PETS INC DBA: — ITHACA, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0170 Class B G S PETS INC DBA: — ITHACA, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0197 Class A Golden Doodle Meadows DBA: — Dundee, NY Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
21-B-0212 Class B Good Breeders Inc DBA: — Amherst, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0209 Class B Good Breeders LLC DBA: — Amherst, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0198 Class B Good Dog Inc DBA: — NEW YORK, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0222 Class B Green Lane Solutions DBA: — Whitesville, NY Exp: 5/1/2029 Active
21-A-0201 Class A Green Lane Solutions DBA: — WHITESVILLE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0227 Class A Happy Teddy DBA: — Clyde, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0228 Class A Harlan Stauffer Ella Stauffer DBA: Whispering Willow Echoes Dundee, NY Exp: 2/7/2029 Active

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.