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
43-A-4860 Class A Shirley Cook DBA: — URBANA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1947 Class A Shirley Freeman DBA: — FREDONIA, KS Exp: 7/7/2028 Active
43-A-3866 Class A SHIRLEY POOL DBA: — BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1456 Class A SHIRLEY SMITH DBA: — MENDON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0674 Class A SHIRLEY WALTERS MELVIN WALTERS DBA: — MULBERRY, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6203 Class A Shoal Creek Puppies LLC DBA: — Exeter, MO Exp: 5/17/2028 Active
43-A-6866 Class A Shonda Madison DBA: Madison Farms Pierce City, MO Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
43-A-6198 Class A SHOW ME LABS L L C DBA: — LAMAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6634 Class A Show Me Mini Aussies DBA: — Winsor, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5841 Class A Show Me Puppies L L C DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 3/18/2029 Active
43-A-6175 Class A SHOW ME SANDHILLS FARM LLC DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
56-A-0134 Class A SIBERIA HUSKY KENNEL DBA: — HAMER, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6772 Class A Sidney Hostetler DBA: — Buffalo, MO Exp: 1/6/2029 Active
43-A-6700 Class A Sierra Green DBA: — Green Castle, MO Exp: 7/8/2028 Active
48-A-2155 Class A Siess Ranch LLC DBA: Siess Ranch Seneca, KS Exp: 5/8/2028 Active
51-A-0031 Class A Sigmovir Biosystems, Inc. DBA: — Rockville, MD Exp: 11/16/2026 Active
32-A-0524 Class A Silky Pets LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 10/29/2027 Active
45-A-0115 Class A Silver Barrel Labs L L C DBA: — FLASHER, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0181 Class A SILVERSTAKE LODE LLC DBA: — GRAND CANE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0479 Class A Simeon Lapp DBA: — DARLINGTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5864 Class A SIMLERS KENNEL LLC DBA: — KIRKSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0236 Class A Simon Brenneman Rosie Brenneman DBA: — Stanwood, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6587 Class A Simon D Troyer DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 8/25/2027 Active
43-A-6598 Class A Simon J Schwartz DBA: — Licking, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6762 Class A Simon K Brenneman DBA: — Conway, MO Exp: 12/15/2028 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.