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

1,873 results found in MO

Including 1,150 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-5981 Class A Emily Mauck DBA: Emilys Pups Memphis, MO Exp: 8/6/2028 Active
43-A-6810 Class A Emma Gingerich DBA: — Bogard, MO Exp: 6/9/2029 Active
43-B-3844 Class B Eric Holloway DBA: — Marshfield, MO Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
43-A-4929 Class A ERIC MOHLER DBA: — CABOOL, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3740 Class B Eric Scott DBA: — BRANSON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5968 Class A Erika Kyle DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 6/9/2028 Active
43-A-6309 Class A Erin Rodgers DBA: — Vanzant, MO Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
43-A-6741 Class A Ervin A. Lee DBA: — Knox City, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6444 Class A Ervin Gingerich DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6166 Class A ERWIN HARP DBA: — WASHBURN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3671 Class A Esther and Melvin Zimmerman DBA: — VERSAILLES, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6726 Class A Esther Borntrager DBA: — Macon, MO Exp: 9/14/2028 Active
43-A-5919 Class A Esther Pointer DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6033 Class A Eva Martin DBA: — Fortuna, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3201 Class A Evelyn Weber Edward Weber DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3825 Class B Exotic Animal Rescue Incorporated DBA: — Joplin, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3771 Class B Exotic ARC LLC DBA: Exotic ARC Saint Louis, MO Exp: 3/30/2027 Active
43-A-6382 Class A FANNIE BORNTREGER PETIE BORNTREGER DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5999 Class A Fannie Schwartz DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6654 Class A Fannie Schwartz DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6110 Class A Fannie Schwartz DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6799 Class A Fanny Eades DBA: — West plains, MO Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
43-A-6968 Class A Farmer Brown's Puppies DBA: — Sedalie, MO Exp: 6/9/2029 Active
43-A-6900 Class A Financially Unstable, LLC DBA: — Ava, MO Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
43-A-6373 Class A First Light Farms LLC DBA: — Poplar Bluff, MO 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.