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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

75 results found in GA

Including 59 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
67-A-0003 Class A Stephanie Joyner — Senoia GA — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0012 Class A Strut Wildlife, LLC — Atlanta GA 4/30/2028 Active
57-B-0146 Class B Sun Pet Ltd Fish Mart; Pet Source Atlanta GA 7/27/2028 Active
57-B-0175 Class B Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society — VIDALIA GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0224 Class A Tasha Anderson Brinkley — DIXIE GA — Formerly Licensed
67-B-0003 Class B The Triple3 Elite Group LLC — Atlanta GA 10/23/2026 Active
57-B-0178 Class B Thoroughbred Management, LLC — DUBLIN GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0205 Class A THREE A M PROPERTIES LLC — EVANS GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0215 Class A Tiffany Johnson — SAVANNAH GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0168 Class B TODD HARRIS — KNOXVILLE GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0170 Class B TRIPLE 3 ELITE GROUP LLC — ATLANTA GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0148 Class B TRS Labs Inc — Watkinsville GA 12/11/2028 Active
67-B-0005 Class B Vernon Padgett — Atlanta GA 3/28/2028 Active
57-B-0173 Class B VICKI WALLS — COLUMBUS GA — Formerly Licensed
57-B-0155 Class B VICKIE CARTER — MCDONOUGH GA — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0004 Class A Virtual Bird — Atlanta GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0199 Class A WALTER TERHUNE — MONTEZUMA GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0159 Class A Wanda Walker — PEARSON GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0202 Class A WAYMAN BOWMAN — STOCKBRIDGE GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0123 Class A Wayne Wood — Buchanan GA 1/8/2029 Active
57-B-0172 Class B WILLIAM HANLEY — ATHENS GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0210 Class A WILLIAM CAMPBELL — COMER GA — Formerly Licensed
67-B-0007 Class B William Justin Scoggins Cypress Grove Waterfowl & Exotics Barnesville GA 4/23/2028 Active
67-A-0005 Class A William Justin Scoggins — Barnesville GA — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0190 Class A William Justin Scoggins — Barnesville GA — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0003 Class A — Breeder
Stephanie Joyner
Senoia, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-10-11 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
67-A-0012 Class A — Breeder
Strut Wildlife, LLC
Atlanta, GA Exp: 4/30/2028 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-04-25 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0146 Class B — Dealer
Sun Pet Ltd
DBA: Fish Mart; Pet Source
Atlanta, GA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
35 inspections 4 direct
2026-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2023-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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57-B-0175 Class B — Dealer
Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society
VIDALIA, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-A-0224 Class A — Breeder
Tasha Anderson Brinkley
DIXIE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
67-B-0003 Class B — Dealer
The Triple3 Elite Group LLC
Atlanta, GA Exp: 10/23/2026 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-11-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0178 Class B — Dealer
Thoroughbred Management, LLC
DUBLIN, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2020-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0205 Class A — Breeder
THREE A M PROPERTIES LLC
EVANS, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0215 Class A — Breeder
Tiffany Johnson
SAVANNAH, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0168 Class B — Dealer
TODD HARRIS
KNOXVILLE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0170 Class B — Dealer
TRIPLE 3 ELITE GROUP LLC
ATLANTA, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-04-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-02-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-12-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
57-B-0148 Class B — Dealer
TRS Labs Inc
Watkinsville, GA Exp: 12/11/2028 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-12-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-04 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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67-B-0005 Class B — Dealer
Vernon Padgett
Atlanta, GA Exp: 3/28/2028 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-03-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-B-0173 Class B — Dealer
VICKI WALLS
COLUMBUS, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
57-B-0155 Class B — Dealer
VICKIE CARTER
MCDONOUGH, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
67-A-0004 Class A — Breeder
Virtual Bird
Atlanta, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections 1 critical
2024-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 9 non-critical PDF
2024-02-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-03-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0199 Class A — Breeder
WALTER TERHUNE
MONTEZUMA, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections 4 direct
2020-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-10-17 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-10-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
4 direct PDF
2018-09-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
57-A-0159 Class A — Breeder
Wanda Walker
PEARSON, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2018-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0202 Class A — Breeder
WAYMAN BOWMAN
STOCKBRIDGE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-05-12 — 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

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57-B-0172 Class B — Dealer
WILLIAM HANLEY
ATHENS, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-11-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-06-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
57-A-0210 Class A — Breeder
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
COMER, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
67-B-0007 Class B — Dealer
William Justin Scoggins
DBA: Cypress Grove Waterfowl & Exotics
Barnesville, GA Exp: 4/23/2028 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-04-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
67-A-0005 Class A — Breeder
William Justin Scoggins
Barnesville, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
57-A-0190 Class A — Breeder
William Justin Scoggins
Barnesville, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-27 — 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.