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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-1181 Class A Loveable Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
32-A-0973 Class A Lovely Ridge Puppies DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 7/6/2028 Active
32-A-0913 Class A Lovin' Pups, LLC DBA: — Shipshewanna, IN Exp: 11/29/2027 Active
32-A-1029 Class A Luke and Waneta Miller DBA: Hidden Hollow Canine Syracuse, IN Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
32-A-0588 Class A LYDIA WAGLER DONNIE WAGLER IRENE WAGLER DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0860 Class A Lyle and Martha Beechy DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0748 Class A LYLE HOCHSTETLER DBA: — LAGRANGE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0990 Class A Lyle J Schwartz DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0996 Class A Lyndon Hershberger DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0796 Class A Lynn Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/8/2027 Active
32-A-1052 Class A M&A Pets LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 7/3/2029 Active
32-A-1104 Class A Mahlon Lambright DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
32-A-0484 Class A MALINDA GRABER IVAN GRABER MERLE GRABER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1105 Class A Marcus L Knepp DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 7/16/2027 Active
32-A-0821 Class A Marcus Lambright DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 2/10/2028 Active
32-A-0822 Class A Marcus M Graber DBA: Graber's Puppies North Manchester, IN Exp: 2/13/2029 Active
32-A-0914 Class A Marcus Schmucker DBA: — Fort Wayne, IN Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
32-A-0582 Class A MARCUS WAGLER DBA: — PLAINVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0843 Class A Marcus Wittmer DBA: Hidden Pines K-9 Odon, IN Exp: 10/2/2027 Active
32-A-1103 Class A Margaret Graber DBA: — St. Joe, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
32-A-0901 Class A Margaret Graber Amanda Gaines Smith DBA: — St Joe, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0280 Class B Marie Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/6/2029 Active
32-A-0221 Class A MARILYN BURNS DBA: — DENVER, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0957 Class A Marion Nisley DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 4/11/2028 Active
32-B-0284 Class B Marion Schwartz DBA: — Bourbon, IN Exp: 7/23/2029 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.