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
35-A-0330 Class A ROGER RIEBE DBA: — CUMBERLAND, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1044 Class A Roger Roger DBA: Roger Squared , OH Exp: 7/14/2032 Active —
48-A-2186 Class A Roger Shilling DBA: Prairie Ridge Kennel Westphalia, KS Exp: 6/1/2027 Active
73-A-2655 Class A Roger Walls Melissa Walls DBA: — BATTIEST, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6898 Class A Roller-Pigeon.com DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
32-A-0938 Class A Rolling Acres Stables, LLC DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1684 Class A Rolling Hills Puppies LLC DBA: — Hull, IA Exp: 4/5/2028 Active
31-A-0758 Class A ROLLING RIDGE KENNEL DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0930 Class A Roman E Lambright DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 1/20/2028 Active
43-A-6974 Class A Roman J Detweiler DBA: Wind Acres Kennel Princeton, MO Exp: 8/19/2029 Active
32-A-1160 Class A Roman L Raber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 12/19/2028 Active
32-A-1171 Class A Roman Lengacher DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 4/14/2029 Active
31-A-0541 Class A ROMAN MILLER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0440 Class A ROMAN MILLER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0576 Class A ROMAN RABER DBA: — NEW CONCORD, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0480 Class A Roman Schrock DBA: — Boyd, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0269 Class A ROMAN YODER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0635 Class A Ron and Donna Hanson DBA: R & D's River's Edge Boxers Oakdale, NE Exp: 11/2/2027 Active
43-A-6004 Class A RON HUGHES DBA: — WILLIAMSTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4833 Class A RON HUGHES DBA: — WILLIAMSTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0211 Class A RON KOOIENGA DBA: — HUDSONVILLE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4050 Class A RON PAYNE DEBBIE PAYNE DBA: — DONIPHAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0614 Class A Ron Sherman Peggy Sherman DBA: — RISING CITY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0641 Class A Ron Strack DBA: — Batavia, OH Exp: 3/28/2028 Active
47-A-0610 Class A RON SUVERKRUBBE JR DBA: — OMAHA, NE 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.