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
34-A-0224 Class A REUBEN MILLER LINDA MILLER DBA: — COLDWATER, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1744 Class A Reuben Schrock DBA: — Oakville, IA Exp: 3/25/2029 Active
35-A-0431 Class A Reuben Schrock DBA: — WESTBY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0197 Class A REUBEN TROYER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0904 Class A Reuben Troyer DBA: — Fredericksburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0989 Class A Reuben Troyer DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1033 Class A Reuben Weaver DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6107 Class A Reuben Yutzy DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0571 Class A REUBEN YUTZY DBA: — PEEBLES, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0695 Class A Reuben Yutzy Lewis Yutzy DBA: R & L Kennels Peebles, OH Exp: 2/9/2028 Active
43-A-5943 Class A Rex and Sandra Walker DBA: — Tunas, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5682 Class A Rex and Sandra Walker DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5925 Class A Rhoda Detweiler Stephen Detweiler DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1175 Class A Rhoda Weaver and Joanna Weaver DBA: — Argos, IN Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
71-A-1327 Class A Rhonda Baerwald DBA: — SULPHUR SPRINGS, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2711 Class A Rhonda Frederick DBA: — Okmulgee, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1557 Class A Rhonda Gibson DBA: — Blue Ridge, TX Exp: 3/24/2028 Active
43-A-5914 Class A Rhonda Haden DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
71-A-1450 Class A Rhonda Karen Griffith DBA: Karen's Kennel Mountain View, AR Exp: 12/3/2028 Active
43-A-6346 Class A Rhonda Pope DBA: Pope Kennel Freeburg, MO Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-2754 Class A Rhonda Wiggins DBA: Wiggins Kennel Trenton, MO Exp: 1/7/2028 Active
73-A-2626 Class A Richard Tyree DBA: — WANETTE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6060 Class A Richard and Candice (Cristy) Hume DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2152 Class A Richard and Cindy Jensen DBA: — Neodesha, KS Exp: 4/24/2028 Active
32-A-1042 Class A Richard and Myrna Lambright DBA: — Goshen, IN 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.