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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,231 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-1417 Class A Bettie Davis DBA: — Ashdown, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2731 Class A BETTIE STARLING DBA: — ATOKA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2695 Class A BETTIE STARLING DBA: — ATOKA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0532 Class A Betty Ann Seely DBA: — MAYFLOWER, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2158 Class A Betty Bratcher DBA: — BUFFALO, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5757 Class A BETTY BROWN DBA: — CHERRYVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6327 Class A BETTY COATNEY DBA: — HOUSTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5507 Class A BETTY DWIGGINS DBA: — MACON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6869 Class A Betty Fetters DBA: Fetters Furry Friends Novinger, MO Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
43-A-6715 Class A Betty Fetters DBA: — Novinger, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-A-0052 Class A Betty Hiatt DBA: — TOWER CITY, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0774 Class A Betty J Mast DBA: Hickory Hill Kennel Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/24/2029 Active
43-A-0516 Class A Betty Lawson DBA: Flying Goose Ranch Mountain Grove, MO Exp: 11/30/2028 Active
73-A-2687 Class A BETTY LOU TODD DBA: — CUSHING, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1263 Class A BETTY LOU TODD DBA: — CUSHING, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1480 Class A BETTY LU JANSSEN ANTHONY JANSSEN DBA: — PALMER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5388 Class A Betty Meeks DBA: — Caulfield, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0202 Class A Betty Nelson-Pollock Jean Nelson DBA: — AVERY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0737 Class A BETTY SEITER DBA: — NEW BLAINE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2200 Class A Betty Tash DBA: — Galena, KS Exp: 4/12/2027 Active
48-A-1922 Class A Betty Vance DBA: — STARK, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3465 Class A BETTY WHITEAKER STEVEN WHITEAKER DBA: — LA BELLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0569 Class A Betty Yoder DBA: Horizon Puppies Millersburg, OH Exp: 2/2/2027 Active
48-A-1594 Class A Betty York DBA: — GALENA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1513 Class A Beverly Conley Sherri Row DBA: — SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, OK 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.