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-1257 Class A Chris McGill DBA: Chris's Kennel McAlester, OK Exp: 6/15/2027 Active
43-A-3790 Class A CHRIS NILGES DBA: — BLAND, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6181 Class A Chris S Mast DBA: Shady Ridge Kennel Bogard, MO Exp: 3/29/2028 Active
43-A-6132 Class A Chris Simmons DBA: — HARTVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1516 Class A CHRIS VANDERVEER DBA: — KNOXVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1279 Class A CHRIS VANDERVEER DBA: — KNOXVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6369 Class A Chris Zimmerman Tabitha Zimmerman DBA: C and T Sawmill Tunas, MO Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
33-A-0565 Class A Chris, John & Rhonda Gingerich DBA: Falcon Acres Arthur, IL Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
43-A-6059 Class A Chrissie E Yoder DBA: — Madison, MO Exp: 3/30/2029 Active
43-A-6484 Class A Chrissie Gingerich DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 12/31/2027 Active
43-A-6465 Class A Chrissie J. Miller DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 10/22/2028 Active
43-A-5958 Class A Chrissie Miller Mattie Miller Christopher Miller DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5372 Class A Chrissy & Chad Wiig DBA: — BLYTHEDALE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6756 Class A Chrissy & Chad Wiig DBA: — BLYTHEDALE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2713 Class A Chrissy Craig DBA: KADDYSHACK CATTERY Cleveland, MO Exp: 10/1/2028 Active
23-A-0669 Class A CHRIST BEILER DBA: — NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0401 Class A Christ A Yoder DBA: Pond Lane Pets Fresno, OH Exp: 12/15/2026 Active
32-A-0671 Class A Christ Beiler DBA: — Rockville, IN Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
23-A-0605 Class A Christ F King DBA: — CHRISTIANA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0620 Class A CHRIST FISHER DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0598 Class A CHRIST FISHER DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1507 Class A Christa Mathews DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0605 Class A CHRISTA STARK DBA: — WASHINGTONVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0198 Class A Christian B Lapp DBA: — Fort Plain, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2105 Class A Christian C. E. Schwartz DBA: — DENNIS, KS 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.