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

150 results found in NY

Including 99 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
21-B-0186 Class B Harry VonHaggin, Lynne VonHaggin, Kirk VonHaggin DBA: — Hoosick Falls, NY Exp: 3/26/2028 Active
21-A-0200 Class A Harvey E Miller DBA: Locust Grove Kennels Greenwood, NY Exp: 4/19/2028 Active
21-A-0229 Class A Hillcrest Doxies DBA: — Clyde, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0217 Class B Hitham Al-Alaweyat DBA: — Marathon, NY Exp: 12/18/2027 Active
21-B-0221 Class B Honest Pet Inc DBA: — Long Island City, NY Exp: 3/25/2029 Active
21-B-0163 Class B HONEY HILL PET CENTER INC DBA: — WILLIAMSVILLE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0222 Class A Humble Acres Ranch LLC DBA: — Portville, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0156 Class A ISAAC ZIMMERMAN FRANCES ZIMMERMAN DBA: — DUNDEE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0022 Class B Island Animals Ltd. DBA: Parrots of the World Rockville Centre, NY Exp: 7/12/2029 Active
21-A-0196 Class A JAMES LEACH DBA: — MARTVILLE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0211 Class A Jamie Poush DBA: Petite Siberians, Wild Irish Italian Greyhound, Poush Co LLC Brooklyn, NY Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
21-A-0164 Class A JENNIFER BRUCZ DBA: — LANCASTER, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0187 Class A JENNS EXOTIC PETS INC DBA: — WILLIAMSVILLE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0194 Class B JENNS EXOTIC PETS INC DBA: — WILLIAMSVILLE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0182 Class A JOHN DAVID SHIRK DBA: — PENN YAN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0147 Class A JOLENE MARTIN DBA: — SENECA FALLS, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0203 Class A Jonas Burkholder DBA: Jonas & Roseann Burkholder Rushville, NY Exp: 6/26/2029 Active
21-B-0207 Class B Jonas Miller Clara Miller DBA: — FILLMORE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0162 Class B Jonathan Hale DBA: — Patchogue, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0231 Class A Joseph Schmucker DBA: — Clyde, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0217 Class A Joseph Schwartz DBA: — Waterloo, NY Exp: 9/17/2027 Active
21-A-0153 Class A KATHY MARTIN AARON MARTIN DBA: — PENN YAN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0171 Class A Kenneth Zimmerman DBA: Rocky Ridge Kennels Dundee, NY Exp: 6/3/2028 Active
21-A-0190 Class A KEVIN ZIMMERMAN DBA: — PENN YAN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0190 Class B Kim Tipton DBA: — NIAGARA FALLS, NY 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.