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

1,860 results found (Class B)

Including 1,243 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
21-B-0207 Class B JONAS MILLER CLARA MILLER — — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0159 Class B JONAS YODER MABEL YODER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
54-B-0051 Class B Jonathan D. Chapman — Danville WV — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0162 Class B Jonathan Hale — Patchogue NY — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0294 Class B Jonathan Wagler — Loogootee IN 2/13/2029 Active
58-B-0677 Class B Joni Swanson — THE VILLAGES FL — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0228 Class B Joseph B Fisher — Kirkwood PA 3/26/2027 Active
14-B-0053 Class B Joseph Gentile The Pet Shop Everett MA 3/7/2028 Active
47-B-0125 Class B JOSEPH L MELTON — KEARNEY NE — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0045 Class B Joseph Sevigny SECT Exotics Lyme CT 6/3/2029 Active
23-B-0211 Class B JOSEPH STOLTZFUS — KIRKWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0284 Class B Joseph Zimmerman — Sauk Centre MN 1/24/2029 Active
43-B-3620 Class B JOSH L. SOUZA — PHILLIPSBURG MO — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0361 Class B Joshua C Fortner — Abilene KS 9/19/2029 Active
91-B-0117 Class B Joshua David Kientz — Mount Veron WA 7/8/2029 Active
74-B-0820 Class B Joshua Hayward — Grand Saline TX — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0290 Class B Joshua Lengacher — Auburn IN 5/19/2028 Active
43-B-3737 Class B Joy Thomas — — Formerly Licensed
43-B-0178 Class B Joyce Walters — — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0813 Class B JRH Interests LLC JRH Exotics Boerne TX 7/26/2028 Active
58-B-0658 Class B Juan Mena — NORTH FORT MYERS FL — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0725 Class B Julia Loehr — HUMBLE TX — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0240 Class B Julie McLaughlin & Rachel Miracle Indiana Skunk Rescue North Salem IN 6/21/2028 Active
43-B-3859 Class B Julie Purvis — Camdenton MO — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3756 Class B Julie Purvis — CAMDENTON MO — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0207 Class B — Dealer
JONAS MILLER CLARA MILLER
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-07 — UNKNOWN
2 non-critical PDF
2021-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-04-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0159 Class B — Dealer
JONAS YODER MABEL YODER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
54-B-0051 Class B — Dealer
Jonathan D. Chapman
Danville, WV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2025-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
21-B-0162 Class B — Dealer
Jonathan Hale
Patchogue, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2022-10-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
32-B-0294 Class B — Dealer
Jonathan Wagler
Loogootee, IN Exp: 2/13/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
58-B-0677 Class B — Dealer
Joni Swanson
THE VILLAGES, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-B-0228 Class B — Dealer
Joseph B Fisher
Kirkwood, PA Exp: 3/26/2027 Active
15 inspections clean
2026-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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14-B-0053 Class B — Dealer
Joseph Gentile
DBA: The Pet Shop
Everett, MA Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
11 inspections 7 direct
2026-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2025-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 direct PDF
2025-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct PDF
2025-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-03-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

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47-B-0125 Class B — Dealer
JOSEPH L MELTON
KEARNEY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-B-0045 Class B — Dealer
Joseph Sevigny
DBA: SECT Exotics
Lyme, CT Exp: 6/3/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-05-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0211 Class B — Dealer
JOSEPH STOLTZFUS
KIRKWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
41-B-0284 Class B — Dealer
Joseph Zimmerman
Sauk Centre, MN Exp: 1/24/2029 Active
8 inspections 1 direct
2026-01-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-05 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2022-12-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-B-3620 Class B — Dealer
JOSH L. SOUZA
PHILLIPSBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
20 inspections 8 direct
2017-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2016-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2015-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 20.

48-B-0361 Class B — Dealer
Joshua C Fortner
Abilene, KS Exp: 9/19/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
91-B-0117 Class B — Dealer
Joshua David Kientz
Mount Veron, WA Exp: 7/8/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-06-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-B-0820 Class B — Dealer
Joshua Hayward
Grand Saline, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2025-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0290 Class B — Dealer
Joshua Lengacher
Auburn, IN Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-05-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-B-3737 Class B — Dealer
Joy Thomas
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2023-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2023-01-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-B-0178 Class B — Dealer
Joyce Walters
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21 inspections 1 direct
2022-03-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-18 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2019-04-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 21.

74-B-0813 Class B — Dealer
JRH Interests LLC
DBA: JRH Exotics
Boerne, TX Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
58-B-0658 Class B — Dealer
Juan Mena
NORTH FORT MYERS, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-B-0725 Class B — Dealer
Julia Loehr
HUMBLE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-B-0240 Class B — Dealer
Julie McLaughlin & Rachel Miracle
DBA: Indiana Skunk Rescue
North Salem, IN Exp: 6/21/2028 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-B-3859 Class B — Dealer
Julie Purvis
Camdenton, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2024-05-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-B-3756 Class B — Dealer
Julie Purvis
CAMDENTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.