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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

6,378 results found (Class A)

Including 4,174 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0363 Class A AARON GLICK — CUBA CITY WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0340 Class A AARON GLICK — CUBA CITY WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0412 Class A AARON GRABER — SAINT JOE IN — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1689 Class A Aaron Helmuth — Albia IA — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0497 Class A Aaron Hess — Athens WI 3/10/2028 Active
23-A-0309 Class A AARON K LAPP — ALLENWOOD PA 6/21/2028 Active
23-A-0726 Class A AARON K LAPP JR — ALLENWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2872 Class A Aaron Kennell — Boley OK 6/18/2027 Active
43-A-6781 Class A Aaron L. Troyer — Mt. Vernon MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0600 Class A AARON LAPP RACHEL LAPP — ALLENWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0075 Class A Aaron M Zimmerman — Dundee NY — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0693 Class A Aaron R Stoltzfus — Rebersburg PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0700 Class A Aaron S Miller — LEOLA PA — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0693 Class A Aaron Schlabach — Apple Creek OH — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6282 Class A Aaron Schwartz Schwartzs Kennel TUNAS MO 1/24/2027 Active
21-A-0221 Class A Aaron Schwartz — Lyons NY — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0722 Class A AARON STOLTZFOOS — NOTTINGHAM PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0582 Class A AARON STOLTZFUS — REBERSBURG PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0831 Class A AARON WINGARD DORETTA WINGARD — MILLERSBURG IN — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0737 Class A AARON YODER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6918 Class A Aaron, Raymond, and Kathryn Schrock — Verona MO 6/6/2028 Active
31-A-0469 Class A ABE MILLER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0155 Class A ABE MILLER ALLEN MILLER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0627 Class A Abe P Miller — Millersburg OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0485 Class A ABE RABER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0363 Class A — Breeder
AARON GLICK
CUBA CITY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
26 inspections 1 critical
2024-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-10-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2023-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2023-01-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-10-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2020-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 26.

35-A-0340 Class A — Breeder
AARON GLICK
CUBA CITY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2014-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
32-A-0412 Class A — Breeder
AARON GRABER
SAINT JOE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1689 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Helmuth
Albia, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0497 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Hess
Athens, WI Exp: 3/10/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-03-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0309 Class A — Breeder
AARON K LAPP
ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: 6/21/2028 Active
22 inspections 4 direct
2026-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 22.

23-A-0726 Class A — Breeder
AARON K LAPP JR
ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2872 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Kennell
Boley, OK Exp: 6/18/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
9 non-critical PDF
2024-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6781 Class A — Breeder
Aaron L. Troyer
Mt. Vernon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0600 Class A — Breeder
AARON LAPP RACHEL LAPP
ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
21-A-0075 Class A — Breeder
Aaron M Zimmerman
Dundee, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections 1 direct
2022-08-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

23-A-0693 Class A — Breeder
Aaron R Stoltzfus
Rebersburg, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 2 direct
2023-03-10 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
1 direct PDF
2023-01-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0700 Class A — Breeder
Aaron S Miller
LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0693 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Schlabach
Apple Creek, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-01-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6282 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Schwartz
DBA: Schwartzs Kennel
TUNAS, MO Exp: 1/24/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
21-A-0221 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Schwartz
Lyons, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0722 Class A — Breeder
AARON STOLTZFOOS
NOTTINGHAM, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2025-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0582 Class A — Breeder
AARON STOLTZFUS
REBERSBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-11-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
32-A-0831 Class A — Breeder
AARON WINGARD DORETTA WINGARD
MILLERSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0737 Class A — Breeder
AARON YODER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-01-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6918 Class A — Breeder
Aaron, Raymond, and Kathryn Schrock
Verona, MO Exp: 6/6/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0469 Class A — Breeder
ABE MILLER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0155 Class A — Breeder
ABE MILLER ALLEN MILLER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2017-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0627 Class A — Breeder
Abe P Miller
Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2024-10-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0485 Class A — Breeder
ABE RABER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2015-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-12-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-02-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF

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.