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

1,873 results found in MO

Including 1,150 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-4029 Class A GAYLE ARNETT DBA: — EDWARDS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5792 Class A Gaynetta Snyder & Scott Wheatcraft DBA: PRECIOUS PAWS Browning, MO Exp: 3/18/2029 Active
43-A-5932 Class A GENE ALLEN DBA: — MANSFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6790 Class A Gene Stevens DBA: — Garrison, MO Exp: 3/14/2029 Active
43-A-2678 Class A Genny Nichol DBA: LOS VALLEY KENNEL WINONA, MO Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
43-A-6844 Class A George Hayes DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 1/9/2027 Active
43-A-2471 Class A GEORGE KRAMER DONNA KRAMER DBA: — LAMAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6188 Class A Gerald Yoder Maryetta Yoder DBA: Yoder Kennel NORWOOD, MO Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
43-A-6010 Class A Gerald Yoder Maryetta Yoder DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3870 Class A Geri Higgins DBA: Higgins Kennel Kirksville, MO Exp: 5/16/2027 Active
43-A-6910 Class A Glade Rock Farms LLC DBA: — Falcon, MO Exp: 4/3/2028 Active
43-A-6661 Class A Glen R Otto DBA: — Princeton, MO Exp: 4/13/2028 Active
43-A-5856 Class A Glen Spencer Marcia Spencer DBA: — SALEM, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6694 Class A Glendon Swartzentruber DBA: — Halfway, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5862 Class A Gloria Duvall DBA: — Marionville, MO Exp: 4/29/2027 Active
43-A-6637 Class A Gloria Haldeman DBA: — Memphis, MO Exp: 1/28/2028 Active
43-A-6296 Class A Gloria Still DBA: — Purdy, MO Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
43-A-6941 Class A Gold Star Puppies LLC DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
43-A-6450 Class A Golden Sunset Hills LLC DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4465 Class A Gordon & Glenda Craven DBA: — Grant City, MO Exp: 4/5/2027 Active
43-A-6276 Class A Griffin Farms Kennel LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
43-A-6636 Class A Griffin Kennels, LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
43-A-4117 Class A GUY HASKINS FAITH HASKINS DBA: — THORNFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5624 Class A H H H KENNELS L L C DBA: — CENTERTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3861 Class B Hailey Hough DBA: — Osceola, MO Exp: 10/24/2027 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.