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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,221 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0479 Class A WAYNE MILLER — MIDDLEBURY IN — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0720 Class A WAYNE MILLER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0210 Class A WAYNE MILLER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0570 Class A WAYNE MULLET — NAPPANEE IN — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0673 Class A Wayne P Burkholder — Baltic OH 9/21/2027 Active
31-A-0278 Class A Wayne P Burkholder — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0148 Class A WAYNE POWELL — MARBURY AL — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0391 Class A Wayne R Troyer — Sugarcreek OH 8/23/2028 Active
71-A-1144 Class A Wayne Sluder — Roland AR 7/28/2029 Active
31-A-0136 Class A WAYNE TROYER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0256 Class A WAYNE WALKER — LEWISBURG PA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0123 Class A Wayne Wood — Buchanan GA 1/8/2029 Active
31-A-0454 Class A WAYNE YODER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1518 Class A WEBSTERS RAGDOLLS INC — COUNCIL BLUFFS IA — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1528 Class A Weda Pyburn Red Wire Wildlife Ranch VOSS TX 12/12/2028 Active
74-A-1450 Class A Weda Pyburn — VOSS TX — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0030 Class A Weifang Xu — Las Vegas NV 4/30/2028 Active
43-A-6256 Class A WELL-BRED FARM L L C — NEOSHO MO — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1328 Class A WENDIE DETTBARN DOUG DETTBARN — STRAWBERRY POINT IA — Formerly Licensed
96-A-0005 Class A Wendy Caldwell — Copper Center AK 11/19/2026 Active
43-A-6896 Class A Wendy Cotton Wendy's Loveable Pets Purdy MO 1/6/2028 Active
43-A-6614 Class A Wendy Cotton — Cassville MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3758 Class A Wendy Cotton — PURDY MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6381 Class A Wendy Crim Seven Valley Paws Cassville MO 12/17/2029 Active
43-A-0373 Class A WENDY HAWLEY — MACOMB MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0479 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE MILLER
MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections 1 direct
2019-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0720 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE MILLER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2023-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-08-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
2017-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0210 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE MILLER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0570 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE MULLET
NAPPANEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2018-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0673 Class A — Breeder
Wayne P Burkholder
Baltic, OH Exp: 9/21/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0278 Class A — Breeder
Wayne P Burkholder
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2017-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
64-A-0148 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE POWELL
MARBURY, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2018-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-10-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0391 Class A — Breeder
Wayne R Troyer
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 8/23/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-04-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1144 Class A — Breeder
Wayne Sluder
Roland, AR Exp: 7/28/2029 Active
15 inspections clean
2026-06-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 15.

31-A-0136 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE TROYER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections 1 direct
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0256 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE WALKER
LEWISBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0123 Class A — Breeder
Wayne Wood
Buchanan, GA Exp: 1/8/2029 Active
14 inspections 1 critical
2026-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-02-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 3 non-critical PDF
2023-03-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-08-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

31-A-0454 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE YODER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 2 direct
2015-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2014-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1518 Class A — Breeder
WEBSTERS RAGDOLLS INC
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
74-A-1528 Class A — Breeder
Weda Pyburn
DBA: Red Wire Wildlife Ranch
VOSS, TX Exp: 12/12/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-01-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-A-1450 Class A — Breeder
Weda Pyburn
VOSS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
88-A-0030 Class A — Breeder
Weifang Xu
Las Vegas, NV Exp: 4/30/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6256 Class A — Breeder
WELL-BRED FARM L L C
NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2018-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1328 Class A — Breeder
WENDIE DETTBARN DOUG DETTBARN
STRAWBERRY POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 1 direct
2016-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2015-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
96-A-0005 Class A — Breeder
Wendy Caldwell
Copper Center, AK Exp: 11/19/2026 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6896 Class A — Breeder
Wendy Cotton
DBA: Wendy's Loveable Pets
Purdy, MO Exp: 1/6/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6614 Class A — Breeder
Wendy Cotton
Cassville, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2024-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-3758 Class A — Breeder
Wendy Cotton
PURDY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2021-09-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6381 Class A — Breeder
Wendy Crim
DBA: Seven Valley Paws
Cassville, MO Exp: 12/17/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-12-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-0373 Class A — Breeder
WENDY HAWLEY
MACOMB, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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.