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
32-A-0578 Class A TISSUE SOURCE L L C DBA: — ALBION, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0448 Class A TISSUE SOURCE L L C DBA: — ALBION, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6163 Class A Titus Coblentz Elaine Coblentz DBA: TC Farms TUNAS, MO Exp: 1/20/2029 Active
35-A-0412 Class A TITUS YODER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0276 Class A TLC PRIMATE RETREAT INC DBA: — FT MYERS, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1436 Class A TLC Puppies DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5945 Class A Toba Miller DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6368 Class A Toby Detweiler DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
41-A-0478 Class A TOBY DETWEILER DBA: — SAINT CHARLES, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5809 Class A Toby Gingerich Marie Gingerich DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0631 Class A Todd and Lisa Stroud DBA: — Bartonville, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2251 Class A Todd Bauer DBA: — Hutchinson, KS Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
42-A-1550 Class A Todd Fellows DBA: — BONAPARTE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1469 Class A Todd Westin DBA: — KOUNTZE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0519 Class A TOG Technologies DBA: — New Brighton, MN Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
42-A-1735 Class A TOG Technologies DBA: — Glencoe, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1365 Class A Tom and Jody VandeWeerd DBA: — Rock Rapids, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6187 Class A Tom Nass Christie Nass DBA: — PINEVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6144 Class A Tom Petersen DBA: — Phillipsburg, MO Exp: 11/17/2026 Active
43-A-4955 Class A Tom Petersen DBA: — BUFFALO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1368 Class A Tom Steffensmeier Carla Steffensmeier DBA: — WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5741 Class A Tom Zeilstra DBA: — Brunswick, MO Exp: 11/23/2027 Active
74-A-1370 Class A Tommie Fodge DBA: — PARIS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4155 Class A TOMMY NAPIER SHELIA NAPIER DBA: — HARTVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4241 Class A TONI JONES WENDY JONES DBA: — ALTON, 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.