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-A-0888 Class A AS Enterprises LLC DBA: — Jeffersonville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0712 Class A AVOGADRO LS INC DBA: — TERRE HAUTE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0573 Class A Back Road Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/27/2028 Active
32-A-0575 Class A Backwood Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 10/13/2029 Active
32-A-0594 Class A Barbara Fields DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0614 Class A BARBARA FISHER DBA: — CAMBRIDGE CITY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1179 Class A Barns Branch Bullies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active —
32-A-0483 Class A BEN GRABER SHIRLEY GRABER DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0190 Class A Ben H Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0907 Class A Ben Mullet DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 11/4/2027 Active
32-A-1122 Class A Benjamin Beiler DBA: — Marshall, IN Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
32-A-0806 Class A Benjamin Yoder Edith Lorene Yoder DBA: Yoder Kennel Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/18/2028 Active
32-A-0596 Class A BENJAMIN ZOOK DBA: — GREENS FORK, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0621 Class A Benuel Stoltzfus DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
32-B-0233 Class B Blue Ribbon Puppies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 1/9/2028 Active
32-A-0592 Class A BLUE SKY KENNEL LLC DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0282 Class B Blue Sky Transport DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0883 Class A Blue Star Puppies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 7/26/2027 Active
32-A-1022 Class A Bluebird Meadow Puppies DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: 12/28/2028 Active
32-B-0123 Class B Bob Hudelson DBA: Lost River Game Farm Orleans, IN Exp: 4/9/2029 Active
32-B-0247 Class B Brandon Wagler DBA: Hickory Lane Puppies LLC Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
32-A-0597 Class A Brian Graber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
32-B-0269 Class B Bricker Auction DBA: — Portland, IN Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
32-A-0900 Class A Bright Star Kennels DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: 9/28/2027 Active
32-A-1027 Class A Bryant Knepp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 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.