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

317 results found in KS

Including 225 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
48-A-2130 Class A Cindy Sherlock DBA: — SAINT FRANCIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0354 Class B Clay Center Livestock Sales Inc DBA: — Clay Center, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2275 Class A Clemens J. Borntreger DBA: — Waverly, KS Exp: 10/5/2029 Active —
48-A-2169 Class A Colleen Kincaid DBA: — CHANUTE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1762 Class A Connie Dozier DBA: — MORAN, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2194 Class A Connie Fahey DBA: — CLYDE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2172 Class A Connie Fahey DBA: — CLYDE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2234 Class A Connie P Hodges DBA: C + H Sugar Gliders Leavenworth, KS Exp: 1/28/2027 Active
48-A-2141 Class A Connie Paronto DBA: — CLAY CENTER, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2176 Class A Creek Side Enterprises DBA: — Oberlin, KS Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
48-A-2196 Class A Crista Anne Taylor DBA: — Lindsborg, KS Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
48-A-2240 Class A Cristy Park DBA: — OAKLEY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2204 Class A CRYSTAL HORNING DBA: — MULBERRY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2167 Class A Crystal Howard DBA: — STERLING, KS Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
48-A-2184 Class A Curtis Golden DBA: — Hutchinson, KS Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
48-A-2081 Class A Curtis Slate DBA: — JEWELL, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1486 Class A Cynthia Weaver DBA: — Arkansas City, KS Exp: 4/21/2028 Active
48-A-2232 Class A Dandelion Acres LLC DBA: — Goessel, KS Exp: 10/9/2029 Active
48-A-2224 Class A DANELL & JOSEPH RIFE DBA: — WESTPHALIA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2143 Class A Daniel Seematter DBA: — FRANKFORT, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2026 Class A Dannie Bahm DBA: — SCOTT CITY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2226 Class A Danny Kinnamon DBA: — INDEPENDENCE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0107 Class B Darcy Smith William Smith DBA: Sparks Kennel Bennington, KS Exp: 2/27/2029 Active
48-A-2242 Class A Darole Walton and Shirley Walton DBA: Skyview Kennel Fredonia, KS Exp: 8/5/2027 Active
48-B-0163 Class B Darole Walton and Shirley Walton DBA: — Fredonia, KS 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.