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

1,873 results found in MO

Including 1,151 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-B-3766 Class B Jered Smith Summer Smith DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3809 Class B Jered Smith Summer Smith DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5459 Class A JEREMIAH DAVID BAILEY DBA: — MALTA BEND, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6189 Class A Jeremy Simmons Britney Simmons DBA: — FALCON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3312 Class A JERI RIESKAMP DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5210 Class A JERRI MARLIN WAYNE MARLIN DBA: — SALEM, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5840 Class A Jerry and DeEtta Simmons DBA: Down Home Country Kennel, LLC Grovespring, MO Exp: 3/17/2028 Active
43-B-0184 Class B Jerry Aswegan Janet Kirkham DBA: — PECULIAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1181 Class A Jerry Beauchamp Linda Beauchamp DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5107 Class A JERRY KEITH HARRIS DBA: — LAMAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6062 Class A JERRY MCBRIDE DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4362 Class A Jerry W McClure & Allen R Strenke DBA: Jerrens Kennel Grant City, MO Exp: 1/4/2027 Active
43-A-5643 Class A Jerry Zebel DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6005 Class A Jerry Zebel DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5832 Class A Jesse Hedgpeth Brittani Hedgpeth DBA: Empire Pets Iberia, MO Exp: 1/24/2029 Active
43-B-3717 Class B JESSE SIMMONS I I I DBA: — DUENWEG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2505 Class A Jesse Small and Vicky Small DBA: — Arbela, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4358 Class A JESSE WILLIAMS DBA: — BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6723 Class A Jessica Berhorst DBA: — Mountain Grove, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6409 Class A Jessica Grose DBA: — CAMDEN POINT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6934 Class A Jessica Hallman DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 9/15/2028 Active
43-A-6824 Class A Jessica Howe DBA: — Stella, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
43-A-6433 Class A JESSICA HOWE DBA: — CASSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6356 Class A JESSICA MARTIN DBA: — RUTLEDGE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6835 Class A Jessica Patrick DBA: — Goodman, MO Exp: 11/20/2029 Active

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.