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

810 results found in OH

Including 535 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0537 Class A SHIPLEY CANE CORSO DBA: — HAMILTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0173 Class B Shoup Investments LTD DBA: — Orrville, OH Exp: 11/18/2027 Active
31-B-0110 Class B SkunkHaven Inc DBA: — North Ridgeville, OH Exp: 2/6/2029 Active
31-B-0201 Class B Skyline Puppies LLC DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 9/6/2029 Active
31-A-0629 Class A STEPHANIE HAMILTON DBA: — EATON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0687 Class A STEPHEN STUTZMAN DBA: — PEEBLES, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0190 Class A STEVE YODER DBA: — FREDERICKSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1020 Class A Steven Miller DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 5/14/2028 Active
31-A-0970 Class A Steven Miller DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0497 Class A Steven R Troyer DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0631 Class A STEVEN SAUDER DBA: — SHILOH, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1027 Class A Sugar Valley Canine LLC DBA: — Sugar Creek, OH Exp: 7/25/2028 Active
31-B-0236 Class B Sugarcreek Bird Farm, Inc. DBA: — Bellbrook, OH Exp: 5/15/2027 Active
31-A-0931 Class A Sunny Ridge Doodles LLC DBA: — DeGraff, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1040 Class A Sunrise Doodles LLC DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 4/14/2029 Active
31-A-0946 Class A Sunrise Puppies DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0178 Class B Sunrise Pups LLC DBA: — Ostrander, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0988 Class A Sunset View Kennels LLC DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 8/11/2028 Active
31-A-0665 Class A Sunset View Kennels LLC DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0596 Class A Sunset View Puppies LLC DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0829 Class A Sunshine Ridge Puppies DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 3/17/2029 Active
31-A-1035 Class A Superior Canines LLC DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 12/18/2028 Active
31-B-0246 Class B Sus Clinicals Inc DBA: — Cincinnati, OH Exp: 12/19/2028 Active
31-B-0238 Class B Susan Haley DBA: — Frazeysburg, OH Exp: 9/12/2027 Active
31-A-0599 Class A Susie & Loran Schlabach DBA: — DUNDEE, OH 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.