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
73-A-2546 Class A Cathy Sanders DBA: — CARNEY, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1238 Class A CATHY SPEER DBA: — MILTON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2720 Class A Cavaliers for the King L L C DBA: — BIXBY, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1410 Class A Cave Mountain Farms LLC DBA: — Bentonville, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0206 Class A Cavern Kennels DBA: — Crossville, TN Exp: 2/12/2027 Active
74-A-1595 Class A Cayce Feemster DBA: — Boyd, TX Exp: 9/19/2027 Active
14-A-0038 Class A CBSET Inc DBA: — Graffton, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0382 Class A CEDAR CREEK KENNELS DBA: — DIPLOMAT, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1370 Class A Cedar Hill Kennels LLC DBA: — Okolona, AR Exp: 9/21/2028 Active
32-A-1082 Class A Cedar Lane Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 1/2/2027 Active
71-A-1079 Class A CEDAR RIDGE KENNEL INC. DBA: — BOONEVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1084 Class A Cedar Tree Farms, LLC DBA: — Indianapolis, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0704 Class A Cedar Valley Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
42-A-1556 Class A CEDER GROVE KENNELS, L L C DBA: — DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0623 Class A Cephas Yoder DBA: — ada, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5998 Class A Chad Vadnais Vicki Vadnais DBA: — CHILLICOTHE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0596 Class A Chad Wulf DBA: — GUIDE ROCK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2094 Class A Challen Ramsey DBA: — RANDALL, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
55-A-0175 Class A Chancy Eckert DBA: — Elizabeth City, NC Exp: 8/1/2027 Active
46-A-0024 Class A Charlene Fischer DBA: — Goodwin, SD Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
43-A-5892 Class A Charlene Green DBA: — Grant City, MO Exp: 6/26/2029 Active
43-A-5563 Class A Charles and Debbi McGinnis DBA: — BOLIVAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0611 Class A CHARLES BROWN DORIS BROWN DBA: — ONIA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1704 Class A Charles Feldmann DBA: — Sheldon, MO Exp: 2/24/2029 Active
71-A-0995 Class A Charles K Delozier Susan Delozier DBA: — GREEN FOREST, 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.