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
42-A-1662 Class A TONI ROBBINS DBA: — COON RAPIDS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2664 Class A TONYA BARRETT ROGER BARRETT DBA: — CONNERVILLE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1530 Class A Tonya Buck DBA: — ROBY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5190 Class A TONYA BURNS DBA: — WASHBURN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6778 Class A Tonya Nelson DBA: — Highlandville, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6717 Class A Top Notch Breeders LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0142 Class A TOP QUALITY HEDGEHOGS DBA: — LEXINGTON, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6628 Class A Tori Cox DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 12/28/2027 Active
43-A-6554 Class A Tory Iverson DBA: — Licking, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6863 Class A Tosha Spears DBA: — Rocky Comfort, MO Exp: 3/29/2027 Active
43-A-6397 Class A Towerhill Cattery LLC DBA: — Frankford, MO Exp: 3/11/2028 Active
73-A-2149 Class A TRACEY LANGSTON STEVE LANGSTON DBA: — SALINA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3459 Class A Tracey Lee DBA: — MOBERLY, MO Exp: 11/19/2028 Active
43-A-5934 Class A Tracey Neal DBA: — HOUSTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0199 Class A TRACIE DUNCAN DBA: — CATSKILL, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0721 Class A Tracie Weller DBA: — Bellville, OH Exp: 8/16/2028 Active
43-A-6009 Class A Tracy Cole, Cynthia Cole DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1480 Class A Tracy Coleman DBA: — KRESS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1378 Class A Tracy Everett DBA: Freemen Farms Tilly, AR Exp: 7/17/2028 Active
73-A-2827 Class A Tracy Gordon and Chad Gordon DBA: — Kansas, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-A-0377 Class A TRACY IVERSON DBA: — COTTAGE GROVE, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
91-A-0120 Class A Tracy Longanecker DBA: — LAKE STEVENS, WA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1455 Class A TRACY MITCHELL DBA: — MASON CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0984 Class A Trail Creek Puppies DBA: — Columbus, OH Exp: 8/1/2029 Active
42-A-1526 Class A TRAIL END ACRES LLC DBA: — WINTERSET, 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.