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

894 results found in IN

Including 485 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0911 Class A Puppy Love LLC Montgomery IN Formerly Licensed
32-B-0245 Class B PUPPYGRAM LLC KOKOMO IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-1163 Class A Pups4Pets LLC Odon IN 2/11/2029 Active
32-B-0291 Class B Raccoon Ranch Hudson IN 9/18/2028 Active
32-B-0243 Class B RACHEL KNEPP LOOGOOTEE IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0802 Class A Rachel Wagler, Jonathan Wagler, Elmer Wagler J E Kennel Montgomery IN 10/22/2026 Active
32-A-0992 Class A Raegan Graft Huntington IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-1093 Class A Railside Acres LLC Bremen IN 4/26/2027 Active
32-A-1134 Class A Ramah Lambright LaGrange IN 2/24/2028 Active
32-A-1015 Class A RareWyldLyfe Indianapolis IN 11/29/2028 Active
32-A-0641 Class A RAYMOND MILLER MARY MILLER KOKOMO IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0920 Class A Raymond Eash Wolcottville IN 12/9/2027 Active
32-A-0517 Class A Raymond Miller Kathy Miller KOKOMO IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0616 Class A RAYMOND MULLETT GOSHEN IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0725 Class A RAYMOND WITTMER ODON IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0958 Class A Rebar Kennels LLC Goshen IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0766 Class A REGINA MILLER DARYL MILLER GOSHEN IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-1175 Class A Rhoda Weaver and Joanna Weaver Argos IN 6/1/2029 Active
32-A-1042 Class A Richard and Myrna Lambright Goshen IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-1156 Class A Richard and Verda Marlene Weaver Loogootee IN 9/17/2028 Active
32-B-0225 Class B RICHARD CUNNINGHAM NOBLESVILLE IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0474 Class A Richard D Wagler Loogootee IN 7/29/2027 Active
32-A-0650 Class A Richard Frey Lone Oak Dachshunds Topeka IN 11/1/2026 Active
32-A-1044 Class A Richard L. and Christina Raber Montgomery IN 4/10/2029 Active
32-A-0674 Class A Richard Lambright LaGrange IN Formerly Licensed
32-A-0911 Class A — Breeder
Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0245 Class B — Dealer
KOKOMO, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-1163 Class A — Breeder
Odon, IN Exp: 2/11/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0291 Class B — Dealer
Hudson, IN Exp: 9/18/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0243 Class B — Dealer
LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2020-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0802 Class A — Breeder
DBA: J E Kennel
Montgomery, IN Exp: 10/22/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-07-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0992 Class A — Breeder
Huntington, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2025-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1093 Class A — Breeder
Bremen, IN Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1134 Class A — Breeder
LaGrange, IN Exp: 2/24/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1015 Class A — Breeder
Indianapolis, IN Exp: 11/29/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0641 Class A — Breeder
KOKOMO, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2019-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0920 Class A — Breeder
Wolcottville, IN Exp: 12/9/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2024-10-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0517 Class A — Breeder
KOKOMO, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2024-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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32-A-0616 Class A — Breeder
GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0725 Class A — Breeder
ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0958 Class A — Breeder
Goshen, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-04-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0766 Class A — Breeder
GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-04-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1175 Class A — Breeder
Argos, IN Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-05-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1042 Class A — Breeder
Goshen, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2024-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1156 Class A — Breeder
Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/17/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0225 Class B — Dealer
NOBLESVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2021-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-10-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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32-A-0474 Class A — Breeder
Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/29/2027 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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32-A-0650 Class A — Breeder
DBA: Lone Oak Dachshunds
Topeka, IN Exp: 11/1/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2024-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1044 Class A — Breeder
Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-03-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0674 Class A — Breeder
LaGrange, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2024-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-20 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
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.