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
23-A-0631 Class A CHRISTIAN ESH DBA: — BIRD IN HAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0480 Class A CHRISTIAN LAMBRIGHT DBA: — FERTILE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6663 Class A Christian Lee DBA: — Milan, MO Exp: 4/18/2028 Active
43-A-5774 Class A CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZ DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0720 Class A Christian Smoker DBA: — KIRKWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1394 Class A Christian Tillery DBA: — Elkins, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0782 Class A CHRISTIAN YODER DBA: — PORT WASHINGTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0738 Class A CHRISTIE LAMBRIGHT DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
52-A-0164 Class A Christie Riddle DBA: — Cross Junction, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0748 Class A Christina Hershberger DBA: — West Union, OH Exp: 4/9/2027 Active
52-A-0181 Class A CHRISTINA KARNES DBA: — BEDFORD, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2724 Class A Christina Winn DBA: — SALLISAW, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-1813 Class A Christine Collins DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 7/2/2029 Active
86-A-0091 Class A Christine Peterson DBA: — LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6123 Class A Christopher G. Park DBA: 5 P's Puppies Purdy, MO Exp: 9/12/2027 Active
74-A-1585 Class A Christopher S Noland DBA: — Mesquite, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0459 Class A CHRISTY BORNTREGER ELI BORNTREGER DBA: — TOMAH, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6136 Class A Christy Brown DBA: Brown's Big Babies Dixon, MO Exp: 10/31/2028 Active
43-A-5749 Class A Christy C. M. Schwartz Mary T. Schwartz DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0392 Class A CHRISTY GRABER DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0207 Class A CHRISTY LOPEZ DBA: — HINESVILLE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6668 Class A Christy, Rosetta & Corlene Kropf DBA: Oak Grove Kennels Halfway, MO Exp: 4/22/2028 Active
74-A-1601 Class A Chrystal Patterson DBA: Precious Pomskies River Oaks, TX Exp: 6/13/2028 Active
47-A-0164 Class A Chuck Emanuel Susan Emanuel DBA: — NORTH BEND, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0763 Class A Chupp Farms Canine LLC DBA: — Greentown, IN Exp: 5/13/2029 Active

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.