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

807 results found in OH

Including 530 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-B-0202 Class B VICTORY PUPS — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0834 Class A Walnut Acre Puppies — Alexandria OH 3/18/2028 Active
31-A-1043 Class A Walnut Valley Puppies LLC — Charm OH 7/8/2029 Active
31-A-0845 Class A Waterfall Puppies — DUNDEE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0227 Class B Wayne Burkholder — Shiloh OH 7/20/2028 Active
31-A-0555 Class A Wayne Burkholder — SHILOH OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0649 Class A Wayne E Miller — Millersburg OH 4/26/2027 Active
31-A-0603 Class A Wayne I Mast — Walhonding OH 8/1/2027 Active
31-A-0820 Class A Wayne Kuhns — Dalton OH 3/9/2029 Active
31-A-0477 Class A WAYNE KUHNS — HOLMESVILLE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0720 Class A WAYNE MILLER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0210 Class A WAYNE MILLER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0673 Class A Wayne P Burkholder — Baltic OH 9/21/2027 Active
31-A-0278 Class A Wayne P Burkholder — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0391 Class A Wayne R Troyer — Sugarcreek OH 8/23/2028 Active
31-A-0136 Class A WAYNE TROYER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0454 Class A WAYNE YODER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0831 Class A Whispering Pine Puppies — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0566 Class A Whispering Pines Kennel LLC — Baltic OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0656 Class A WHITNEY ZOHND — BELOIT OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0939 Class A William F Yoder — Sugarcreek OH 7/11/2028 Active
31-A-1012 Class A William Miller — Wayne OH 11/18/2027 Active
31-A-0661 Class A Willis Barkman — Dundee OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0257 Class A WILLIS HERSHBERGER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0536 Class A WILLIS TROYER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0202 Class B — Dealer
VICTORY PUPS
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0834 Class A — Breeder
Walnut Acre Puppies
Alexandria, OH Exp: 3/18/2028 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-1043 Class A — Breeder
Walnut Valley Puppies LLC
Charm, OH Exp: 7/8/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-07-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0845 Class A — Breeder
Waterfall Puppies
DUNDEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-16 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-11-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-09-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2020-09-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0227 Class B — Dealer
Wayne Burkholder
Shiloh, OH Exp: 7/20/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0555 Class A — Breeder
Wayne Burkholder
SHILOH, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2021-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

31-A-0649 Class A — Breeder
Wayne E Miller
Millersburg, OH Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2017-04-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0603 Class A — Breeder
Wayne I Mast
Walhonding, OH Exp: 8/1/2027 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-07-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2018-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

31-A-0820 Class A — Breeder
Wayne Kuhns
Dalton, OH Exp: 3/9/2029 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-01-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-27 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2021-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-02-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0477 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE KUHNS
HOLMESVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2019-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2018-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-01-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0720 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE MILLER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2023-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-08-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
2017-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0210 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE MILLER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0673 Class A — Breeder
Wayne P Burkholder
Baltic, OH Exp: 9/21/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0278 Class A — Breeder
Wayne P Burkholder
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2017-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0391 Class A — Breeder
Wayne R Troyer
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 8/23/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-04-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0136 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE TROYER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections 1 direct
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0454 Class A — Breeder
WAYNE YODER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 2 direct
2015-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2014-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0831 Class A — Breeder
Whispering Pine Puppies
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-08-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-03-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0566 Class A — Breeder
Whispering Pines Kennel LLC
Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2025-09-23 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

31-A-0656 Class A — Breeder
WHITNEY ZOHND
BELOIT, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-01-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-10-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0939 Class A — Breeder
William F Yoder
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 7/11/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1012 Class A — Breeder
William Miller
Wayne, OH Exp: 11/18/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-02-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0661 Class A — Breeder
Willis Barkman
Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-07-08 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0257 Class A — Breeder
WILLIS HERSHBERGER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0536 Class A — Breeder
WILLIS TROYER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2020-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-03-17 — 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.