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-0353 Class A Ted Smith DBA: — MILTON, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2153 Class A Ted Smith DBA: — MEADE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1090 Class A Teddy Bear Playground LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/28/2027 Active
43-A-5912 Class A Telisia Strong DBA: — GAINESVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6879 Class A Tellier's AKC Boston Terriers DBA: — Elkland, MO Exp: 6/27/2027 Active
45-A-0009 Class A TERENCE SERR SHIRLENE SERR DBA: — HAZELTON, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2856 Class A Teresa and or Rod Latta DBA: — Woodward, OK Exp: 2/6/2027 Active
42-A-1570 Class A TERESA CAMPBELL DBA: — EXLINE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5743 Class A Teresa Cassinger Tim Cassinger DBA: — Poplar Bluff, MO Exp: 12/12/2027 Active
84-A-0129 Class A Teresa Cloud DBA: — KIT CARSON, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2683 Class A Teresa Follin DBA: TJ's Kennel Sallisaw, OK Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
43-A-5882 Class A Teresa Fox DBA: MEADOWSTAR KENNEL Macomb, MO Exp: 6/6/2027 Active
43-A-5332 Class A Teresa Fox DBA: — MACOMB, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2755 Class A Teresa Graham DBA: — GARVIN, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2023 Class A Teresa Graham DBA: — GARVIN, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1384 Class A Teresa J Taylor DBA: Happy Tails for You Harriet, AR Exp: 10/17/2028 Active
43-A-6481 Class A Teresa Neal DBA: Spilt Milk Puppies Bucyrus, MO Exp: 12/27/2028 Active
48-A-2160 Class A Teresa Panzer DBA: Homestead Kennel LINCOLN, KS Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
43-A-6345 Class A Teresa Rauch DBA: — BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6768 Class A Teresa Rauch DBA: — BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2119 Class A TERESA SMITH GLENN SMITH DBA: — BOSWELL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-0732 Class A Teresa Williams DBA: — CAMERON, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1445 Class A Terisa Winters Steiber Alan Steiber DBA: — LANSING, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2639 Class A TERRI FITZPATRICK DBA: — BLUEJACKET, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1494 Class A Terri Naylor DBA: — LINEVILLE, IA 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.