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 1,151 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6622 Class A Hailey Hough DBA: — Osceola, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3823 Class B Hale Auction Co LLC DBA: 5-H Ranch Animal Auction Jackson, MO Exp: 8/24/2027 Active
43-A-6458 Class A Haley and Christopher Shelton DBA: — St Polo, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6750 Class A Haley Shelton DBA: — Polo, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6515 Class A Harold Martin DBA: — Edina, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4436 Class A Harry & Wanda Bonham DBA: — POTTERSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6556 Class A Harry Brown Bettty Brown DBA: Country Mile Kennel Cherryville, MO Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
43-A-6258 Class A HARVEST ACRES DBA: — FOLEY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5785 Class A HARVEY RISSLER DBA: — BARNETT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6518 Class A Hayden Otto DBA: — Meta, MO Exp: 10/7/2027 Active
43-A-2640 Class A HAZEL COLEMAN DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3877 Class B Heartland Livestock Auction LLC DBA: — Nevada, MO Exp: 10/1/2029 Active
43-B-3449 Class B Heath Madison Shonda Madison Hunter Madison Lane Madison DBA: — PIERCE CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6095 Class A Heath Madison Shonda Madison Hunter Madison Lane Madison DBA: — PIERCE CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5692 Class A HEATHER FORST DBA: — OZARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6341 Class A Heather Poe DBA: — Downing, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6171 Class A HEATHER SENSENEY DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6801 Class A Heavenly Chows LLC DBA: — Versailles, MO Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
43-A-5290 Class A HELENA COLLINS DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3473 Class B Henry A. Grosenbacher DBA: HEARTLAND SALES DOG AUCTION Cabool, MO Exp: 6/22/2027 Active
43-A-6699 Class A Henry Reiff Jr & Dorothy L Reiff DBA: Home Range Kennels Sheldon, MO Exp: 7/8/2028 Active
43-A-6131 Class A HERITAGE FARMS LLC DBA: — MIDDLETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-0415 Class B HERMAN (TONY) SCHINDLER DBA: — FRANKFORD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6075 Class A Hidden Hollow K-9 LLC DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6908 Class A Hilltop Kennel LLC DBA: — Marshfield, MO Exp: 3/31/2028 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.