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

82 results found in SD

Including 56 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
46-A-0381 Class A KRISTINA ERICSON DBA: — ALCESTER, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0092 Class B KYLE PETTY DBA: — BOX ELDER, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0363 Class A LARRY VAN ZEE DBA: — HARRISON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0432 Class A LINDERLAND KENNELS DBA: — HOT SPRINGS, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0389 Class A LISA HANTEN DBA: — WHITE LAKE, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0247 Class A Lori Huber DBA: — Irene, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0273 Class A Nancy Locke DBA: — CORONA, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0390 Class A NANCY OGLE DBA: — IRENE, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0419 Class A Natalie Nelson DBA: — WATERTOWN, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0091 Class B Ovis LLC DBA: — Canton, SD Exp: 10/5/2027 Active
46-B-0089 Class B Ovis LLC DBA: — CANTON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0413 Class A Ovis LLC DBA: — CANTON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0331 Class A Rick Klinkhammer DBA: KLINKHAMMERS LABS TEA, SD Exp: 10/20/2028 Active
46-A-0431 Class A Robert Braun Sara Braun DBA: — DIMOCK, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0190 Class A ROBERT ENGBRECHT DBA: — MARION, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0409 Class A Rodney Asmussen Pamela Asmussen DBA: — ARLINGTON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0069 Class B RONALD WAGNER DBA: — WATERTOWN, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0090 Class B SAB Biotherapeutics Inc. DBA: SAB Biotherapeutics Pharm Sioux Falls, SD Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
46-A-0269 Class A SAMANTHA MUDDER JIM MUDDER DBA: — PLATTE, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0088 Class B Sasha Kelly DBA: — RAPID CITY, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0066 Class B SCOTT STROBEL DBA: — EUREKA, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0405 Class A SHARRI SINKIE DBA: — MITCHELL, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0422 Class A Susan Francis Richard Francis DBA: — EDGEMONT, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0416 Class A Tall Pine LLC DBA: — New Holland, SD Exp: 1/27/2028 Active
46-B-0065 Class B Tamara Schanzenbach DBA: — MOBRIDGE, SD 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.