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

6,428 results found (Class A)

Including 4,277 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
91-A-0146 Class A Puget Sound Doodles LLC DBA: — Lyman, WA Exp: 12/16/2027 Active
91-A-0137 Class A Puget Sound Doodles LLC DBA: — Sedro Woolley, WA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5702 Class A PugPekinPoo-Tzu DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1729 Class A Puppies On Fir DBA: — Rock Rapids, IA Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
32-A-1113 Class A Puppy Lodge, LLC DBA: — St. Joe, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0165 Class A Puppy Love Kennel LLC DBA: — Fort Plain, NY Exp: 6/24/2029 Active
32-A-0911 Class A Puppy Love LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0890 Class A Puppy Love Puppies LLC DBA: — Patriot, OH Exp: 2/2/2028 Active
31-A-0961 Class A Puppy Lovin' Kennels DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1600 Class A Puppy Place Inc. DBA: — Hawarden, IA Exp: 5/10/2029 Active
43-A-6111 Class A Puppys R Us LLC DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 7/21/2029 Active
42-A-1440 Class A PUPPYSTARS INC. DBA: — CENTERVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1163 Class A Pups4Pets LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 2/11/2029 Active
35-A-0417 Class A PURPLE PAWS LLC DBA: — MANAWA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6843 Class A Quinn LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 1/4/2027 Active
33-A-0548 Class A R & L KENNEL DBA: — ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2174 Class A R Family Kennel LLC DBA: — Seneca, KS Exp: 8/19/2027 Active
43-A-5867 Class A R H R KENNEL L L C DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6284 Class A R H R KENNEL L L C DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0856 Class A R Valley Pets LLC DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
91-A-0113 Class A R&R Research LLC DBA: — STANWOOD, WA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1490 Class A R.D. Brown DBA: — OMAHA, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6314 Class A Rachel and Samuel Mast DBA: — TRENTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6174 Class A Rachel and Samuel Mast DBA: — TRENTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6710 Class A Rachel Curtis DBA: — Seneca, MO 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.