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

810 results found in OH

Including 535 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0445 Class A RAY YODER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0383 Class A Raymond A Raber DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0921 Class A Raymond J Miller DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0905 Class A Raymond J Yoder DBA: Greenridge Kennel FRESNO, OH Exp: 4/14/2028 Active
31-A-0728 Class A RAYMOND MILLER DBA: — APPLE CREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0644 Class A RAYMOND MILLER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0954 Class A Rebecca Troyer DBA: — Applecreek, OH Exp: 2/10/2029 Active
31-A-0906 Class A Red Shed Puppies Ltd DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: 4/18/2028 Active
31-A-0723 Class A Regina Miller DBA: Pups 2 Pets Dundee, OH Exp: 8/27/2028 Active
31-B-0171 Class B Renée Pearlstein DBA: — Madison, OH Exp: 2/7/2027 Active
31-A-0923 Class A Reuben A Yoder DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/3/2028 Active
31-A-0912 Class A Reuben D Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
31-A-0926 Class A Reuben Erb DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 6/15/2028 Active
31-A-0509 Class A Reuben H Miller DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0544 Class A Reuben H Troyer DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
31-A-0581 Class A Reuben Hostetler DBA: — Howard, OH Exp: 3/18/2028 Active
31-A-0746 Class A Reuben J Miller DBA: — SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0122 Class A Reuben M Schlabach DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1047 Class A Reuben Miller DBA: — Fredricksburg, OH Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
31-A-0645 Class A Reuben Miller DBA: — Winesburg, OH Exp: 4/4/2029 Active
31-A-0197 Class A REUBEN TROYER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0989 Class A Reuben Troyer DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0904 Class A Reuben Troyer DBA: — Fredericksburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1033 Class A Reuben Weaver DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0571 Class A REUBEN YUTZY DBA: — PEEBLES, OH 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.