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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,221 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-A-0778 Class A Samuel J Stoltzfus — Peach Bottom PA — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0523 Class A Samuel J Yoder — Augusta WI 3/10/2029 Active
43-A-5566 Class A SAMUEL J. SCHWARTZ PRISCILLA P. SCHWARTZ — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0737 Class A Samuel K Zook Crowwoods Homestead Manheim PA 6/2/2027 Active
23-A-0624 Class A SAMUEL KAUFFMAN — NEWBURG PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0713 Class A SAMUEL KING — MONTEZUMA IN — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0547 Class A SAMUEL KING — HONEY BROOK PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6451 Class A Samuel L Borntrager Hidden Acres Kennel Lamar MO 9/11/2027 Active
23-A-0753 Class A Samuel L Stoltzfus — Loganton PA — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2207 Class A Samuel L Yoder — Hutchinson KS — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0229 Class A SAMUEL LAMBRIGHT — BLOOMINGDALE MI — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0684 Class A SAMUEL LAPP — PARADISE PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0781 Class A Samuel M Esch — Quarryville PA 2/9/2029 Active
23-A-0728 Class A Samuel M Stoltzfus — KIRKWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6236 Class A SAMUEL MILLER — KEYTESVILLE MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0809 Class A Samuel Miller — Cochranville PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6230 Class A Samuel Miller Kathryn Miller Sunrise Kennel Clark MO 8/9/2029 Active
23-A-0702 Class A Samuel R Fisher — Kinzer PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4887 Class A Samuel S Beachy — Clark MO 6/21/2029 Active
23-A-0590 Class A Samuel S Lapp — ALLENWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0348 Class A SAMUEL SCHMUCKER — SPENCERVILLE IN — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0374 Class A SAMUEL SCHMUCKER — LA VALLE WI — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0660 Class A Samuel Shetler Sunrise Kennels Fredericktown OH 6/9/2028 Active
23-A-0474 Class A SAMUEL STOLTZFUS — NOTTINGHAM PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4514 Class A Samuel Yoder YODER PETS MACON MO 5/23/2029 Active
23-A-0778 Class A — Breeder
Samuel J Stoltzfus
Peach Bottom, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2024-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-10-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0523 Class A — Breeder
Samuel J Yoder
Augusta, WI Exp: 3/10/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2025-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2023-09-27 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-27 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-03-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5566 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL J. SCHWARTZ PRISCILLA P. SCHWARTZ
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2015-12-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-09-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0737 Class A — Breeder
Samuel K Zook
DBA: Crowwoods Homestead
Manheim, PA Exp: 6/2/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-22 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0624 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL KAUFFMAN
NEWBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0713 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL KING
MONTEZUMA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2020-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0547 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL KING
HONEY BROOK, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
43-A-6451 Class A — Breeder
Samuel L Borntrager
DBA: Hidden Acres Kennel
Lamar, MO Exp: 9/11/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0753 Class A — Breeder
Samuel L Stoltzfus
Loganton, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
48-A-2207 Class A — Breeder
Samuel L Yoder
Hutchinson, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2024-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
34-A-0229 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL LAMBRIGHT
BLOOMINGDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0684 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL LAPP
PARADISE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0781 Class A — Breeder
Samuel M Esch
Quarryville, PA Exp: 2/9/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-01-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0728 Class A — Breeder
Samuel M Stoltzfus
KIRKWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-01-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-03-31 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6236 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL MILLER
KEYTESVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2018-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0809 Class A — Breeder
Samuel Miller
Cochranville, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2026-01-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6230 Class A — Breeder
Samuel Miller Kathryn Miller
DBA: Sunrise Kennel
Clark, MO Exp: 8/9/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-07-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-04 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-31 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0702 Class A — Breeder
Samuel R Fisher
Kinzer, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-04-13 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-4887 Class A — Breeder
Samuel S Beachy
Clark, MO Exp: 6/21/2029 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-06-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2021-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0590 Class A — Breeder
Samuel S Lapp
ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-07-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0348 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL SCHMUCKER
SPENCERVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0374 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL SCHMUCKER
LA VALLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2017-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0660 Class A — Breeder
Samuel Shetler
DBA: Sunrise Kennels
Fredericktown, OH Exp: 6/9/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0474 Class A — Breeder
SAMUEL STOLTZFUS
NOTTINGHAM, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
26 inspections clean
2024-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-4514 Class A — Breeder
Samuel Yoder
DBA: YODER PETS
MACON, MO Exp: 5/23/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-03-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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.