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-0345 Class A Terri Pompay DBA: The Animal Club Exotic Ocala, FL Exp: 8/25/2029 Active
73-A-2671 Class A Terri Schnieders Johanna Abernathy DBA: — QUAPAW, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1497 Class A Terri Shepard DBA: — KAUFMAN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2523 Class A TERRI THERIAULT DBA: — GUTHRIE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0598 Class A TERRY WALTERS DBA: — ELDRED, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5866 Class A Terry Headlee DBA: — CAULFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1268 Class A Terry Lansdown Tammy Lansdown DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2610 Class A Terry McKee DBA: — CORDELL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2736 Class A Terry McKee DBA: — CORDELL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0160 Class A TERRY TURK JENNIFER TURK JAY TURK CODY TURK DBA: — SARDIS CITY, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-0061 Class A Texas Biomedical Research Institute DBA: — San Antonio, TX Exp: 1/26/2029 Active
74-A-1602 Class A Texas Hedgehogs and Exotics DBA: — Iowa Park, TX Exp: 8/4/2028 Active
86-A-0098 Class A Texas Hedgehogs and Exotics DBA: — MESA, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1575 Class A Texas Hedgehogs and Exotics DBA: — Iowa Park, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1553 Class A That'll Do Kennel LLC DBA: — SEYMOUR, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6775 Class A The Lost Forty Kennel DBA: — Stoutland, MO Exp: 1/20/2029 Active
58-A-0126 Class A The Mannheimer Foundation Inc DBA: — Homestead, FL Exp: 4/6/2029 Active
23-A-0760 Class A The Perky Pack LLC DBA: — Mt. Pleasant, PA Exp: 2/18/2028 Active
58-A-0412 Class A The Three Wise Monkey LLC DBA: — Miami, FL Exp: 9/16/2028 Active
32-A-1119 Class A The Woof Gang LLC DBA: — Plymouth, IN Exp: 10/16/2027 Active
35-A-0513 Class A Theodore Detwiler DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
65-A-0538 Class A Theresa Farley DBA: — HICKORY FLAT, MS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6154 Class A Theresa Filipek DBA: — WARRENTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6268 Class A Theresa Parsons DBA: Dog Days Newburg, MO Exp: 12/4/2026 Active
43-A-6883 Class A Theresa Sartori DBA: — Leslie, MO Exp: 9/12/2027 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.