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 4,209 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-1376 Class A Benjamin Boyd — Peel AR 5/15/2029 Active
43-A-6707 Class A Benjamin DE Schwartz Scenic Ridge Kennels Licking MO 7/28/2028 Active
23-A-0573 Class A BENJAMIN FISHER LIZZIE FISHER — CENTRE HALL PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6081 Class A Benjamin L Borntrager B & F Kennel Clark MO 5/16/2027 Active
35-A-0453 Class A Benjamin Lambright — Hillsboro WI — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0652 Class A Benjamin R Stoltzfus Breezy Hollow Acres Orrstown PA 10/2/2029 Active
43-A-6854 Class A Benjamin S Miller — Greentop MO 2/26/2027 Active
23-A-0754 Class A Benjamin S Stoltzfus — LOGANTON PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0806 Class A Benjamin Yoder Edith Lorene Yoder Yoder Kennel Montgomery IN 11/18/2028 Active
32-A-0596 Class A BENJAMIN ZOOK — GREENS FORK IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5720 Class A Bennie Redmond — FARMINGTON MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6538 Class A Bennie Shrock MB Kennels Laplata MO 1/8/2027 Active
23-A-0744 Class A Benuel K Stoltzfus — Jersey Shore PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0551 Class A BENUEL KING — STEVENS PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0761 Class A Benuel Lapp — Rebersburg PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0621 Class A Benuel Stoltzfus — Williamsburg IN 5/17/2027 Active
23-A-0706 Class A BENUEL STOLTZFUS — PARADISE PA — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0045 Class A Berger Des Longwoods LLC — Queen Anne MD — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1481 Class A Bernard Drozd — CEDAR CREEK TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5913 Class A Bernard Enterprises Inc. — WASHBURN MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6640 Class A Bernetta Williams — Norwood MO — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1246 Class A Bernice Albert John Albert — Cibolo TX — Formerly Licensed
48-A-0907 Class A Bernita Berntsen Carleen Berntsen — LA HARPE KS — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0783 Class A Berry Patch Puppies LLC — HONEY BROOK PA — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0425 Class A Bert Miller — SHREVE OH — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1376 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin Boyd
Peel, AR Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-15 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-6707 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin DE Schwartz
DBA: Scenic Ridge Kennels
Licking, MO Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0573 Class A — Breeder
BENJAMIN FISHER LIZZIE FISHER
CENTRE HALL, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-6081 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin L Borntrager
DBA: B & F Kennel
Clark, MO Exp: 5/16/2027 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
35-A-0453 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin Lambright
Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections 1 direct
2026-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2025-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-11-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF

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23-A-0652 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin R Stoltzfus
DBA: Breezy Hollow Acres
Orrstown, PA Exp: 10/2/2029 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6854 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin S Miller
Greentop, MO Exp: 2/26/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0754 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin S Stoltzfus
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-10-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0806 Class A — Breeder
Benjamin Yoder Edith Lorene Yoder
DBA: Yoder Kennel
Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/18/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0596 Class A — Breeder
BENJAMIN ZOOK
GREENS FORK, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2022-02-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #3
no violations PDF
43-A-5720 Class A — Breeder
Bennie Redmond
FARMINGTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2025-06-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-05-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-06 — UNKNOWN
2 non-critical PDF
2021-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6538 Class A — Breeder
Bennie Shrock
DBA: MB Kennels
Laplata, MO Exp: 1/8/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0744 Class A — Breeder
Benuel K Stoltzfus
Jersey Shore, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 1 direct
2024-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-19 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0551 Class A — Breeder
BENUEL KING
STEVENS, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
23-A-0761 Class A — Breeder
Benuel Lapp
Rebersburg, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-02-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0621 Class A — Breeder
Benuel Stoltzfus
Williamsburg, IN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0706 Class A — Breeder
BENUEL STOLTZFUS
PARADISE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2020-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
51-A-0045 Class A — Breeder
Berger Des Longwoods LLC
Queen Anne, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1481 Class A — Breeder
Bernard Drozd
CEDAR CREEK, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5913 Class A — Breeder
Bernard Enterprises Inc.
WASHBURN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2020-02-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-10-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2019-09-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6640 Class A — Breeder
Bernetta Williams
Norwood, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-01-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1246 Class A — Breeder
Bernice Albert John Albert
Cibolo, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2025-01-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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48-A-0907 Class A — Breeder
Bernita Berntsen Carleen Berntsen
LA HARPE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-10-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0783 Class A — Breeder
Berry Patch Puppies LLC
HONEY BROOK, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-03-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0425 Class A — Breeder
Bert Miller
SHREVE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2022-03-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical 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.