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
91-A-0140 Class A Traipse Inc. DBA: — Issaquah, WA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3472 Class A Travis and Betty Fanning DBA: B & T KENNEL WASHBURN, MO Exp: 12/13/2028 Active
43-A-6773 Class A Travis Britton Jodi Britton DBA: — ATLANTA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6243 Class A Travis Britton Jodi Britton DBA: — ATLANTA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1526 Class A Travis Glass DBA: — LEXINGTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1568 Class A Travis Herod And Keith Come (D/B/A CH Ventures) DBA: CH Ventures Booker, TX Exp: 12/13/2027 Active
43-A-6207 Class A TRAVIS HOEHNE DBA: — JACKSON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6645 Class A Travis L Smith DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 2/15/2028 Active
43-A-6820 Class A Travis McNeely DBA: Don't Step on Me Kennels Montrose, MO Exp: 8/22/2029 Active
46-A-0411 Class A TRAVIS ZOMER KARA ZOMER DBA: — TABOR, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0899 Class A Treasured Paws LLC DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0742 Class A TREELINE KENNEL DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0531 Class A Trent Yoder DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/9/2026 Active
34-A-0222 Class A TRESSIE BONTRAGER DBA: — STURGIS, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6967 Class A Trevor Wilson DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 6/2/2029 Active
31-A-0861 Class A Tri Star pets DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0433 Class A Tri Valley Resources LLC DBA: — Spring Green, WI Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
32-A-0494 Class A TRI-STATE PETS DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5600 Class A TRINA THOMAS DBA: — MARSHFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0899 Class A Triple EEE Farms LLC DBA: — HARLAN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0312 Class A TRIPLE F FARMS INC DBA: — GILLETT, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0741 Class A Triple F Farms LLC DBA: — Gillett, PA Exp: 7/6/2027 Active
23-A-0663 Class A TRIPLE H METAL WORKING DBA: — LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6892 Class A Triple H's Farm, LLC DBA: — Mansfield, MO Exp: 12/4/2027 Active
43-A-6566 Class A TRIPLE L KENNEL DBA: — Edgar Springs, 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.