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

270 results found in WI

Including 180 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0536 Class A D & F Kennel LLC — Augusta WI 6/17/2027 Active
35-A-0476 Class A D & F Kennel LLC — AUGUSTA WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0463 Class A Daniel A Schrock — Hillsboro WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0443 Class A Daniel Borntrager — AUGUSTA WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0482 Class A Daniel D Miller — Shawano WI 6/23/2027 Active
35-A-0506 Class A Daniel Graber — Mineral Point WI 6/22/2028 Active
35-B-0229 Class B Daniel K Lapp — Darlington WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0342 Class A Daniel Ray Miller — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0461 Class A DANIEL YODER — CASHTON WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0487 Class A David A Miller — Hillsboro WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0465 Class A DAVID BONTRAGER — HILLSBORO WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0396 Class A David E Miller — Hillsboro WI 4/26/2029 Active
35-A-0547 Class A David E Zimmerman — Throp WI 2/18/2029 Active
35-A-0514 Class A David Gingerich — Readstown WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0297 Class A David J Nisley — Westby WI 6/14/2029 Active
35-A-0398 Class A David Kurtz — Augusta WI 6/1/2027 Active
35-B-0227 Class B David Lapp — Argyle WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0365 Class A DAVID RENNO — PLATTEVILLE WI — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0104 Class B Dawn Hofferber — WEYAUWEGA WI — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0214 Class B Dawn Hofferber — Weyauwega WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0490 Class A DC FARMS LLC — GRANTON WI — Formerly Licensed
52-A-0191 Class A DC FARMS LLC — GRANTON WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0469 Class A DENISE ROSHELL SHALEE ROSHELL — BOYD WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0372 Class A DENISE ROSHELL JACE ROSHELL SHALEE ROSHELL LUKE BRZEZINSKI — BOYD WI — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0379 Class A Dennis Bontrager — Hillsboro WI 6/10/2028 Active
35-A-0536 Class A — Breeder
D & F Kennel LLC
Augusta, WI Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0476 Class A — Breeder
D & F Kennel LLC
AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0463 Class A — Breeder
Daniel A Schrock
Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections 1 direct
2025-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2024-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2024-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF

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35-A-0443 Class A — Breeder
Daniel Borntrager
AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0482 Class A — Breeder
Daniel D Miller
Shawano, WI Exp: 6/23/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2024-05-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0506 Class A — Breeder
Daniel Graber
Mineral Point, WI Exp: 6/22/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-03-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2024-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-06-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-B-0229 Class B — Dealer
Daniel K Lapp
Darlington, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2025-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-11-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0342 Class A — Breeder
Daniel Ray Miller
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections 1 critical
2024-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2021-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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35-A-0461 Class A — Breeder
DANIEL YODER
CASHTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0487 Class A — Breeder
David A Miller
Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 critical
2024-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 3 non-critical PDF
2023-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0465 Class A — Breeder
DAVID BONTRAGER
HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2025-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-07-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2020-08-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0396 Class A — Breeder
David E Miller
Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-04-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0547 Class A — Breeder
David E Zimmerman
Throp, WI Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-02-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0514 Class A — Breeder
David Gingerich
Readstown, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0297 Class A — Breeder
David J Nisley
Westby, WI Exp: 6/14/2029 Active
14 inspections 1 direct
2026-05-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-05-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2025-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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35-A-0398 Class A — Breeder
David Kurtz
Augusta, WI Exp: 6/1/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-B-0227 Class B — Dealer
David Lapp
Argyle, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-07-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-09-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0365 Class A — Breeder
DAVID RENNO
PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-10-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
35-B-0104 Class B — Dealer
Dawn Hofferber
WEYAUWEGA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections 1 direct
2014-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
35-B-0214 Class B — Dealer
Dawn Hofferber
Weyauwega, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33 inspections 7 direct
2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2024-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 4 non-critical PDF
2024-05-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 critical 3 non-critical PDF
2024-01-30 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct PDF
2023-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
8 non-critical PDF
2023-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF

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35-A-0490 Class A — Breeder
DC FARMS LLC
GRANTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2024-01-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-12-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-11-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-07-27 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
52-A-0191 Class A — Breeder
DC FARMS LLC
GRANTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2020-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
35-A-0469 Class A — Breeder
DENISE ROSHELL SHALEE ROSHELL
BOYD, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2020-09-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0372 Class A — Breeder
DENISE ROSHELL JACE ROSHELL SHALEE ROSHELL LUKE BRZEZINSKI
BOYD, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
35-A-0379 Class A — Breeder
Dennis Bontrager
Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-03-27 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-20 — 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.