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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-B-0276 Class B Pawfect Puppies, LLC DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
32-A-1030 Class A Pawsitive Memories LLC DBA: — Etna Green, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1174 Class A Peace Meadows Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
32-A-0777 Class A Perry J. Kuhns DBA: Chain-O-Lakes Kennel Lagrange, IN Exp: 8/6/2027 Active
32-A-0929 Class A Perry Lee Whetstone DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0213 Class B Pet Centers of Indiana Inc DBA: Uncle Bills Pet Center Indianapolis, IN Exp: 8/12/2027 Active
32-B-0009 Class B Pet Centers of Indiana Inc DBA: — FORT WAYNE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0601 Class A Pete Weaver DBA: — Berne, IN Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
32-A-0897 Class A Peter Wengerd Laverda Wengerd DBA: — Wawaka, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0705 Class A PHIL SCHLABACH DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0839 Class A Phil and Travis Raber DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0391 Class A Phil Stoll Jason Knepp DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0506 Class A Philip Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0765 Class A Philip Imhoff DBA: — Rochester, IN Exp: 5/23/2029 Active
32-A-0580 Class A Phillip G Wagler DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/3/2026 Active
32-A-0515 Class A Phillip Knepp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1127 Class A Pine Creek Bull Dog LLC DBA: — Milford, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0367 Class A Pine Creek Enterprises Inc DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: 10/26/2027 Active
32-A-1096 Class A Pine View Pets LLC DBA: — Etna Green, IN Exp: 5/16/2027 Active
32-A-0915 Class A Playful Paws LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/1/2027 Active
32-B-0278 Class B Playful Puppies, LLC DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0991 Class A Posh Puppies, LLC DBA: — Shipshewanna, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0965 Class A Poultry Plus, LLC DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 5/11/2028 Active
32-A-0373 Class A PREMIER BULLDOG ENTERPRISE INC DBA: — MILLERSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0293 Class B Premier Puppies Indiana DBA: — Warsaw, IN Exp: 2/2/2029 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.