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

549 results found in IA

Including 384 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-0586 Class A BRUCE TERHARK JACKIE TERHARK — CORWITH IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1660 Class A Bryan Bredemeyer — Bonaparte IA 6/29/2027 Active
42-A-1401 Class A Calvin Kortlever — ORANGE CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1319 Class A CAPTIVA KENNEL INC. — REDDING IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1263 Class A Carla Couchman — Weldon IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1719 Class A Carla Couchman Jerry Couchman — Weldon IA 9/7/2026 Expired
42-A-1102 Class A CARLA ZUMBACH GARRY ZUMBACH — MONTICELLO IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0042 Class A CAROL BEYER — NEW SHARON IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1119 Class A CAROL STROUD — LUCAS IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1512 Class A Carole Bachman — PLEASANT HILL IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1482 Class A Carole Bachman — PLEASANT HILL IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1471 Class A Carolyn Anderson — MASON CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0800 Class A CAROLYN OWENS — FAIRFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1315 Class A CARROLL COPELAND — FAIRFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0300 Class B CATHERINE NISLEY MIRIAM NISLEY — CHARITON IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1540 Class A Catherine Schafer — KEOSAUQUA IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1238 Class A CATHY SPEER — MILTON IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0344 Class B Cedar Bend Labradoodles LLC — Cedar Falls IA 4/30/2029 Active
42-A-1556 Class A CEDER GROVE KENNELS, L L C — DRAKESVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1024 Class A Charles Pluta C. Angels Kennels Woodbine IA 5/3/2027 Active
42-A-1631 Class A Chris Banowetz — MAQUOKETA IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1476 Class A Chris Kauffman — MOULTON IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1516 Class A CHRIS VANDERVEER — KNOXVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1279 Class A CHRIS VANDERVEER — KNOXVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1507 Class A Christa Mathews — BLOOMFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0586 Class A — Breeder
BRUCE TERHARK JACKIE TERHARK
CORWITH, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1660 Class A — Breeder
Bryan Bredemeyer
Bonaparte, IA Exp: 6/29/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1401 Class A — Breeder
Calvin Kortlever
ORANGE CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2016-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2016-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2016-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2015-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
42-A-1319 Class A — Breeder
CAPTIVA KENNEL INC.
REDDING, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 2 direct
2017-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2016-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2015-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1263 Class A — Breeder
Carla Couchman
Weldon, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
18 inspections 1 direct
2023-01-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-12-30 — UNKNOWN
3 non-critical PDF
2022-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 18.

42-A-1719 Class A — Breeder
Carla Couchman Jerry Couchman
Weldon, IA Exp: 9/7/2026 Expired
4 inspections clean
2025-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1102 Class A — Breeder
CARLA ZUMBACH GARRY ZUMBACH
MONTICELLO, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-0042 Class A — Breeder
CAROL BEYER
NEW SHARON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2019-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1119 Class A — Breeder
CAROL STROUD
LUCAS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections 3 direct
2018-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-10 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2017-02-14 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2016-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1512 Class A — Breeder
Carole Bachman
PLEASANT HILL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-06-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1482 Class A — Breeder
Carole Bachman
PLEASANT HILL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-04-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1471 Class A — Breeder
Carolyn Anderson
MASON CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
24 inspections 4 direct
2022-08-22 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-07-19 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 critical 5 non-critical PDF
2022-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 14 non-critical PDF
2022-02-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2022-02-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 9 non-critical PDF
2021-10-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
11 non-critical PDF
2021-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2020-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 24.

42-A-0800 Class A — Breeder
CAROLYN OWENS
FAIRFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1315 Class A — Breeder
CARROLL COPELAND
FAIRFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2019-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2017-03-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-12-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-09-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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42-B-0300 Class B — Dealer
CATHERINE NISLEY MIRIAM NISLEY
CHARITON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-15 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-02-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1540 Class A — Breeder
Catherine Schafer
KEOSAUQUA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2022-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1238 Class A — Breeder
CATHY SPEER
MILTON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16 inspections 2 direct
2019-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-31 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-01 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-06-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF

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42-B-0344 Class B — Dealer
Cedar Bend Labradoodles LLC
Cedar Falls, IA Exp: 4/30/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-04-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1556 Class A — Breeder
CEDER GROVE KENNELS, L L C
DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2024-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1024 Class A — Breeder
Charles Pluta
DBA: C. Angels Kennels
Woodbine, IA Exp: 5/3/2027 Active
21 inspections clean
2026-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 21.

42-A-1631 Class A — Breeder
Chris Banowetz
MAQUOKETA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections 1 direct
2023-05-31 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2022-09-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1476 Class A — Breeder
Chris Kauffman
MOULTON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2020-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-11 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-11-29 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1516 Class A — Breeder
CHRIS VANDERVEER
KNOXVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections 1 direct
2017-04-17 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2017-01-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2015-06-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1279 Class A — Breeder
CHRIS VANDERVEER
KNOXVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1507 Class A — Breeder
Christa Mathews
BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.