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
58-A-0348 Class A STEPHANIE BROWNING DBA: — PLANT CITY, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0165 Class A STEPHANIE DEALTO DBA: — Centreville, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0629 Class A STEPHANIE HAMILTON DBA: — EATON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1264 Class A STEPHANIE HINNERS BRAD HINNERS DBA: — ARCADIA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
87-A-0049 Class A Stephanie Jorgensen DBA: — SALT LAKE CITY, UT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0003 Class A Stephanie Joyner DBA: — Senoia, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2809 Class A Stephanie L Hollis DBA: — CLEVELAND, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2797 Class A STEPHANIE OOSTVEEN DBA: — NOBLE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0870 Class A STEPHANIE REYNOLDS ELLEN DAVIS DBA: — HUNTSVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0198 Class A Stephanie Stogsdill DBA: — FRUITA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5975 Class A Stephen A Bennett DBA: — THEODOSIA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5883 Class A Stephen A Bennett DBA: — THEODOSIA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0466 Class A Stephen and Mary Elizabeth Stoltzfus DBA: — Lynn, IN Exp: 5/28/2027 Active
35-A-0511 Class A Stephen B Swarey DBA: — Fennimore, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6342 Class A Stephen Cord Petersen DBA: — Buffalo, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0317 Class A STEPHEN FISHER DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0199 Class A Stephen James DBA: — McEwen, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0584 Class A STEPHEN LANTZ DBA: — LEBANON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0634 Class A STEPHEN LANTZ DBA: — LEBANON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0358 Class A Stephen Price DBA: — St Cloud, FL Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
32-A-0892 Class A Stephen Raber DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/13/2027 Active
32-A-0309 Class A Stephen Raber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 5/21/2027 Active
42-A-1490 Class A Stephen Schrock DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1111 Class A Stephen Schwartz DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 8/14/2027 Active
32-A-0249 Class A STEPHEN STOLL DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN 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.