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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0942 Class A Sunset Acres Puppies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 2/24/2028 Active
32-A-0999 Class A Sunset Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/27/2028 Active
32-A-1055 Class A Superior Pets DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 7/10/2029 Active
32-A-0445 Class A TEACHERS PETS LLC DBA: — LEESBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1090 Class A Teddy Bear Playground LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/28/2027 Active
32-A-1119 Class A The Woof Gang LLC DBA: — Plymouth, IN Exp: 10/16/2027 Active
32-A-1095 Class A Thousand Hills Canine DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 5/15/2027 Active
32-A-0891 Class A Tim Mast Lisa Mast DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0205 Class B Tim Peveler DBA: — CENTRAL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1045 Class A Tim Witmer DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0919 Class A Timberside K-9 LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 12/8/2027 Active
32-A-0325 Class A TIMOTHY WAGLER DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1158 Class A Timothy & Joanna Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 12/15/2028 Active
32-A-0972 Class A Timothy Wagler DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: 7/6/2028 Active
32-A-0495 Class A Timothy Wagler Mary Ruth Wagler DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0455 Class A TIMOTHY WITTMER DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0448 Class A TISSUE SOURCE L L C DBA: — ALBION, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0578 Class A TISSUE SOURCE L L C DBA: — ALBION, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0239 Class B TOPEKA AUCTION AND MARKETING DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0244 Class B Townline Puppies LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
32-A-0531 Class A Trent Yoder DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/9/2026 Active
32-A-0494 Class A TRI-STATE PETS DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0899 Class A Triple EEE Farms LLC DBA: — HARLAN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0235 Class B Twanna Simpson DBA: — SHELBYVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0454 Class A URA MILLER DBA: — TOPEKA, IN 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.