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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,234 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-4924 Class A Candy Fields DBA: — Green City, MO Exp: 8/1/2028 Active
31-A-0523 Class A CANDY ROCK KENNEL DBA: — BERLIN HEIGHTS, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6232 Class A Cantrell Cuties Kennel DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1678 Class A Cantril Kennels DBA: — Keosauqua, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1577 Class A Canyon Exotic Game Ranch LLC DBA: — Aledo, TX Exp: 10/5/2028 Active
42-A-1319 Class A CAPTIVA KENNEL INC. DBA: — REDDING, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2709 Class A CAPTIVA KENNEL L L C DBA: — TAHLEQUAH, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0012 Class A CAPTIVA KENNEL L L C DBA: — TAHLEQUAH, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2756 Class A Cara Borin John Moore DBA: J-C Kennel Honobia, OK Exp: 6/21/2029 Active
73-A-2729 Class A Cara Borin John Moore DBA: — HONOBIA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1136 Class A Caring Paws LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 3/12/2028 Active
43-A-6494 Class A CARL ZIMMERMAN DBA: — MEMPHIS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0389 Class A Carla Brovont DBA: — ELROY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1263 Class A Carla Couchman DBA: — Weldon, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1719 Class A Carla Couchman Jerry Couchman DBA: — Weldon, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0981 Class A Carla J Epperson DBA: — Anderson, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0435 Class A Carla Pederson DBA: Pederson Farms Freeman, SD Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
46-A-0037 Class A Carla Pederson DBA: — Freeman, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1752 Class A Carla S Couchman DBA: C & L Puppies Weldon, IA Exp: 8/27/2029 Active —
43-A-5941 Class A Carla Sanders & Todd Rounkles DBA: S & K KENNEL Tina, MO Exp: 3/19/2027 Active
43-A-5823 Class A Carla Sanders & Todd Rounkles DBA: — TINA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1038 Class A CARLA SULLIVAN DBA: — HAVANA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1102 Class A CARLA ZUMBACH GARRY ZUMBACH DBA: — MONTICELLO, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2772 Class A Carlos Brannon DBA: — ADA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1337 Class A Carney DBA: — FAYETTEVILLE, AR 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.