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-0147 Class A Richard and Nancy Noble Foundation DBA: — Camas, WA Exp: 1/3/2028 Active
32-A-1156 Class A Richard and Verda Marlene Weaver DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/17/2028 Active
35-A-0171 Class A RICHARD BAKKOM DBA: — VIROQUA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1594 Class A Richard Cusick DBA: — Dripping Springs, TX Exp: 8/29/2027 Active
32-A-0474 Class A Richard D Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/29/2027 Active
43-A-0236 Class A RICHARD DODSON MARGARET DODSON DBA: — WENTWORTH, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11-A-0007 Class A RICHARD EATON JR DBA: — ROCKPORT, ME Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0650 Class A Richard Frey DBA: Lone Oak Dachshunds Topeka, IN Exp: 11/1/2026 Expired
43-A-5255 Class A Richard Hatton DBA: — PARIS, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-3783 Class A Richard Hoffman DBA: HOFFMANS KENNEL FREEBURG, MO Exp: 1/22/2029 Active
43-A-5894 Class A Richard Hunter DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1044 Class A Richard L. and Christina Raber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
32-A-0674 Class A Richard Lambright DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2530 Class A Richard Leuty DBA: — Atoka, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
93-A-0203 Class A RICHARD MARCONI DBA: — SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0233 Class A RICHARD MARTIN DBA: — SHERIDAN, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1641 Class A Richard McAlpin DBA: — RED OAK, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0192 Class A RICHARD MOSIER DBA: — SHELBYVILLE, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0221 Class A RICHARD MUENCH DBA: — SANIBEL, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0745 Class A Richard Weaver and Verda Marlene Weaver DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1346 Class A Richard Whittenburg DBA: — ODESSA, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2755 Class A RICHARD WILLIAMS ROSA WILLIAMS DBA: — GRANT CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5457 Class A Rick & Shelly Kuhn DBA: R S D Kennel Hartville, MO Exp: 1/20/2028 Active
42-A-1649 Class A Rick and Sara Sandbulte DBA: — Sioux Center, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0331 Class A Rick Klinkhammer DBA: KLINKHAMMERS LABS TEA, SD Exp: 10/20/2028 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.