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
31-A-0546 Class A ROBERT NEUENSCHWANDER DBA: — WAUSEON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1316 Class A ROBERT NORTON BETTY NORTON DBA: — BUFFALO, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4726 Class A ROBERT POPE DBA: — FREEBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6143 Class A ROBERT RASH DBA: — EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5903 Class A ROBERT RASH DBA: — EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6112 Class A Robert Roberson DBA: — GRAIN VALLEY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5234 Class A ROBERT SCHNAKE DEBBIE SCHNAKE DBA: — MOUNT VERNON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1652 Class A Robert Schrock DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 12/17/2026 Active
74-A-1476 Class A Robert Snyder DBA: — QUINLAN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0349 Class A Robert Thomas Petzel, JR DBA: — Saint Augustine, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
93-A-0254 Class A Robert Threadgill DBA: — MODESTO, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0887 Class A Robert Troyer DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1731 Class A Robert W Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 9/10/2027 Active
31-A-0439 Class A ROBERT YODER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2230 Class A ROBERT YORK DBA: — GALENA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1361 Class A Roberta Locke Anthony Locke DBA: — HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2833 Class A Roberta Moreland DBA: — Nowata, OK Exp: 6/7/2028 Active
73-A-2840 Class A Roberta Sparkman DBA: Sparkmans Thunder Alley Kennel Idabel, OK Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
73-A-2641 Class A Roberta Sparkman DBA: — IDABEL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0653 Class A ROBIN SCHERTZ TRINA SCHERTZ DBA: — GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1458 Class A Robin Fedders DBA: — Sioux Center, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6066 Class A Robin Herd DBA: — ROGERSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6266 Class A Robin Herd DBA: — ROGERSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5799 Class A ROBIN L. WATSON MELVA K. WATSON DBA: — ELDON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5991 Class A Robin Sheets DBA: — STOUTLAND, 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.