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

71 results found in TN

Including 49 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
63-B-0207 Class B Ginger Satterfield, Satterfield Investments LLC DBA: MB Exotics Lenoir City, TN Exp: 5/18/2029 Active
63-B-0195 Class B GLOBAL RETAIL ENTERPRISES INC DBA: — GOODLETTSVILLE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0181 Class B HARVEST MILL PSP LLC DBA: — KNOXVILLE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0199 Class B Holly Webb DBA: — Westmoreland, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0190 Class A James Stephenson DBA: — Dickson, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0194 Class B JARED ROGERS DBA: — PORTLAND, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0178 Class A Jason Greer DBA: — Brush Creek, TN Exp: 2/7/2027 Active
63-B-0193 Class B JASON PAYNE DBA: — HAMPSHIRE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0191 Class A Jeanne CP Baxter DBA: — Woodbury, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0179 Class A JOE BOLES DBA: — CLARKRANGE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0203 Class A John Lin DBA: — Old Hickory, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0196 Class A Joshua Smith Barbara Smith DBA: — Clarksville, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0204 Class A Julie Hobbs DBA: — McMinnville, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0172 Class B KATHY WOODSON DBA: SUGAR GLIDERS R US / MONKEYS R US Eagleville, TN Exp: 11/2/2028 Active
63-A-0198 Class A Kim Johnson DBA: — Charleston, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0144 Class B LESLIE BAUMAN DBA: — MONTEREY, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0207 Class A Lilia Alzner DBA: — Limestone, TN Exp: 5/12/2029 Active
63-B-0185 Class B LINDY WALLIS DBA: — GATLINBURG, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0154 Class B Martha Jean Autry DBA: — TREZEVANT, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0205 Class A Michelle Anderson DBA: — Morrison, TN Exp: 9/27/2029 Active
63-A-0195 Class A Midnight Farms DBA: — PALMERSVILLE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0183 Class A Missy Pennington DBA: — ROCKVALE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0194 Class A Monkeyin Around Ranch DBA: — Lenoir City, TN Exp: 12/18/2026 Active
63-B-0202 Class B Nancy Banes DBA: — McEwan, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0187 Class B PAWS of Dale Hollow DBA: — BYRDSTOWN, TN 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.