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

894 results found in IN

Including 485 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0830 Class A MELVIN GRABER — GRABILL IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0441 Class A Melvin Knepp — MONTGOMERY IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0717 Class A Melvin Otto Wanda Otto — LaGrange IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0553 Class A Melvin Wagler — Loogootee IN 5/5/2027 Active
32-A-1168 Class A Menno & Sharon Graber MSJ Kennels Montgomery IN 4/1/2029 Active
32-A-1162 Class A Menno Graber — Odon IN 2/10/2029 Active
32-A-0341 Class A MENNO SCHWARTZ — MONROE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0429 Class A MERLE MILLER — MIDDLEBURY IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0511 Class A MERLIN MILLER — LIGONIER IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0665 Class A Merlin Bontrager M K B Kennel Topeka IN 12/28/2026 Active
32-A-0543 Class A Mervin J Raber Pine Hill Pets Montgomery IN 3/14/2029 Active
32-A-0755 Class A Mervin J Schwartz — Geneva IN 4/24/2028 Active
32-A-0742 Class A Mervin Ramer — Argos IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1089 Class A Mervin Ray Graber — Loogootee IN 3/1/2027 Active
32-A-0678 Class A MERVIN SCHWARTZ — MONROE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0776 Class A MICHAEL WEAVER — GOSHEN IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0668 Class A MICHAEL WEAVER — GOSHEN IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0446 Class A MICHAEL FANNING — HOWE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0527 Class A MICHAEL SCHLABACH — LAGRANGE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1126 Class A Michael Schmucker — New Haven IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0374 Class A MICHAEL SCHWARTZ — MONROE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0956 Class A Middleberry Patch, LLC — Middlebury IN 4/5/2028 Active
32-B-0288 Class B Midwest Pet — FORT WAYNE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1012 Class A Milestone Enterprise LLC — Millersburg IN 11/14/2028 Active
32-A-0934 Class A Millers Seamless Guttering, LLC — Ligonier IN 2/9/2028 Active
32-A-0830 Class A — Breeder
MELVIN GRABER
GRABILL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2020-02-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0441 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Knepp
MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0717 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Otto Wanda Otto
LaGrange, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2024-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-08-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0553 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Wagler
Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/5/2027 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1168 Class A — Breeder
Menno & Sharon Graber
DBA: MSJ Kennels
Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1162 Class A — Breeder
Menno Graber
Odon, IN Exp: 2/10/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0341 Class A — Breeder
MENNO SCHWARTZ
MONROE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0429 Class A — Breeder
MERLE MILLER
MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0511 Class A — Breeder
MERLIN MILLER
LIGONIER, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0665 Class A — Breeder
Merlin Bontrager
DBA: M K B Kennel
Topeka, IN Exp: 12/28/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0543 Class A — Breeder
Mervin J Raber
DBA: Pine Hill Pets
Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/14/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-02-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

32-A-0755 Class A — Breeder
Mervin J Schwartz
Geneva, IN Exp: 4/24/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-04-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0742 Class A — Breeder
Mervin Ramer
Argos, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-03-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1089 Class A — Breeder
Mervin Ray Graber
Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0678 Class A — Breeder
MERVIN SCHWARTZ
MONROE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2018-10-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0776 Class A — Breeder
MICHAEL WEAVER
GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2023-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-06-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2022-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0668 Class A — Breeder
MICHAEL WEAVER
GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2018-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0446 Class A — Breeder
MICHAEL FANNING
HOWE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0527 Class A — Breeder
MICHAEL SCHLABACH
LAGRANGE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-10-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1126 Class A — Breeder
Michael Schmucker
New Haven, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2025-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0374 Class A — Breeder
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
MONROE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0956 Class A — Breeder
Middleberry Patch, LLC
Middlebury, IN Exp: 4/5/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0288 Class B — Dealer
Midwest Pet
FORT WAYNE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2024-12-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1012 Class A — Breeder
Milestone Enterprise LLC
Millersburg, IN Exp: 11/14/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-09-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0934 Class A — Breeder
Millers Seamless Guttering, LLC
Ligonier, IN Exp: 2/9/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2024-12-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-09 — PRE-LICENSE 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.