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

269 results found in WI

Including 185 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0476 Class A D & F Kennel LLC DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0463 Class A Daniel A Schrock DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0443 Class A Daniel Borntrager DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0482 Class A Daniel D Miller DBA: — Shawano, WI Exp: 6/23/2027 Active
35-A-0506 Class A Daniel Graber DBA: — Mineral Point, WI Exp: 6/22/2028 Active
35-B-0229 Class B Daniel K Lapp DBA: — Darlington, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0342 Class A Daniel Ray Miller DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0461 Class A DANIEL YODER DBA: — CASHTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0487 Class A David A Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0465 Class A DAVID BONTRAGER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0396 Class A David E Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
35-A-0547 Class A David E Zimmerman DBA: — Throp, WI Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
35-A-0514 Class A David Gingerich DBA: — Readstown, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0297 Class A David J Nisley DBA: — WESTBY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0398 Class A David Kurtz DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: 6/1/2027 Active
35-B-0227 Class B David Lapp DBA: — Argyle, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0365 Class A DAVID RENNO DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0104 Class B Dawn Hofferber DBA: — WEYAUWEGA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0214 Class B Dawn Hofferber DBA: — Weyauwega, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0490 Class A DC FARMS LLC DBA: — GRANTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
52-A-0191 Class A DC FARMS LLC DBA: — GRANTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0469 Class A DENISE ROSHELL SHALEE ROSHELL DBA: — BOYD, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0372 Class A DENISE ROSHELL JACE ROSHELL SHALEE ROSHELL LUKE BRZEZINSKI DBA: — BOYD, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0379 Class A Dennis Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
35-A-0351 Class A DORCAS BRUBAKER DBA: — THORP, WI 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.