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

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,209 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-A-0598 Class A CHRIST FISHER — LOGANTON PA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1507 Class A Christa Mathews — BLOOMFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0605 Class A CHRISTA STARK — WASHINGTONVILLE OH — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0198 Class A Christian B Lapp — Fort Plain NY — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2105 Class A Christian C. E. Schwartz — DENNIS KS — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0631 Class A CHRISTIAN ESH — BIRD IN HAND PA — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0480 Class A CHRISTIAN LAMBRIGHT — FERTILE MN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6663 Class A Christian Lee — Milan MO 4/18/2028 Active
43-A-5774 Class A CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZ — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0720 Class A Christian Smoker — KIRKWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1394 Class A Christian Tillery — Elkins AR — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0782 Class A CHRISTIAN YODER — PORT WASHINGTON OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0738 Class A CHRISTIE LAMBRIGHT — SHIPSHEWANA IN — Formerly Licensed
52-A-0164 Class A Christie Riddle — Cross Junction VA — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0748 Class A Christina Hershberger — West Union OH 4/9/2027 Active
52-A-0181 Class A CHRISTINA KARNES — BEDFORD VA — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2724 Class A Christina Winn — SALLISAW OK — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1813 Class A Christine Collins — WEST PLAINS MO 7/2/2029 Active
86-A-0091 Class A Christine Peterson — LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6123 Class A Christopher G. Park 5 P's Puppies Purdy MO 9/12/2027 Active
74-A-1585 Class A Christopher S Noland — Mesquite TX 8/17/2026 Expired
35-A-0459 Class A CHRISTY BORNTREGER ELI BORNTREGER — — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6136 Class A Christy Brown Brown's Big Babies Dixon MO 10/31/2028 Active
43-A-5749 Class A Christy C. M. Schwartz Mary T. Schwartz — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0392 Class A CHRISTY GRABER — Hillsboro WI — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0598 Class A — Breeder
CHRIST FISHER
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1507 Class A — Breeder
Christa Mathews
BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0605 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTA STARK
WASHINGTONVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
21-A-0198 Class A — Breeder
Christian B Lapp
Fort Plain, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 1 direct
2024-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2024-02-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-12-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
48-A-2105 Class A — Breeder
Christian C. E. Schwartz
DENNIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0631 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTIAN ESH
BIRD IN HAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2024-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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41-A-0480 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTIAN LAMBRIGHT
FERTILE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-02-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6663 Class A — Breeder
Christian Lee
Milan, MO Exp: 4/18/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-26 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5774 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZ
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2019-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2018-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-12-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0720 Class A — Breeder
Christian Smoker
KIRKWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-08-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1394 Class A — Breeder
Christian Tillery
Elkins, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0782 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTIAN YODER
PORT WASHINGTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-07-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0738 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTIE LAMBRIGHT
SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
52-A-0164 Class A — Breeder
Christie Riddle
Cross Junction, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2023-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0748 Class A — Breeder
Christina Hershberger
West Union, OH Exp: 4/9/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2024-04-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-10-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
52-A-0181 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTINA KARNES
BEDFORD, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2016-01-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
73-A-2724 Class A — Breeder
Christina Winn
SALLISAW, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-1813 Class A — Breeder
Christine Collins
WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 7/2/2029 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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86-A-0091 Class A — Breeder
Christine Peterson
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2016-11-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-08-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
2015-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-6123 Class A — Breeder
Christopher G. Park
DBA: 5 P's Puppies
Purdy, MO Exp: 9/12/2027 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-31 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-A-1585 Class A — Breeder
Christopher S Noland
Mesquite, TX Exp: 8/17/2026 Expired
3 inspections clean
2025-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-02-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0459 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTY BORNTREGER ELI BORNTREGER
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections 1 direct
2023-01-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2020-01-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6136 Class A — Breeder
Christy Brown
DBA: Brown's Big Babies
Dixon, MO Exp: 10/31/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-11-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5749 Class A — Breeder
Christy C. M. Schwartz Mary T. Schwartz
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections 1 direct
2014-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 critical 5 non-critical PDF
35-A-0392 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTY GRABER
Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections 1 direct
2026-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-08-28 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-21 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-23 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

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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.