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

894 results found in IN

Including 485 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0740 Class A Caleb Ramer Kathleen Ramer — Wakarusa IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0708 Class A CALVIN YODER — MONTGOMERY IN 8/28/2026 Expired
32-B-0220 Class B CANDA WORMAN SMITH — ZIONSVILLE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1046 Class A Candlelight Companions LLC — Wakarusa IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1136 Class A Caring Paws LLC — Ligonier IN 3/12/2028 Active
32-A-0981 Class A Carla J Epperson — Anderson IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0382 Class A CEDAR CREEK KENNELS — DIPLOMAT IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1082 Class A Cedar Lane Pets LLC — Loogootee IN 1/2/2027 Active
32-A-1084 Class A Cedar Tree Farms, LLC — Indianapolis IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0704 Class A Cedar Valley Puppies LLC — Odon IN 8/15/2027 Active
32-A-0671 Class A Christ Beiler — Rockville IN 7/27/2029 Active
32-A-0738 Class A CHRISTIE LAMBRIGHT — SHIPSHEWANA IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0763 Class A Chupp Farms Canine LLC — Greentown IN 5/13/2029 Active
32-A-1138 Class A Circle Drive Pets LLC — Loogootee IN 3/14/2028 Active
32-A-1176 Class A Clarence Bontrager — Etna Green IN 6/16/2029 Active
32-A-0874 Class A Cletus Yoder Grace Lane K9 Odon IN 6/24/2027 Active
32-A-1094 Class A Clinton Companions — Goshen IN 5/1/2027 Active
32-A-0566 Class A COLLEEN COX — JAMESTOWN IN — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0270 Class B Companion Pets, LLC — New Haven IN 5/13/2028 Active
32-A-0788 Class A COMPANIONS FOREVER LLC — MIDDLEBURY IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1026 Class A Cornerstone Cavaliers LLC — Ligonier IN 1/23/2029 Active
32-A-0681 Class A CorVus Biomedical LLC — Crawfordsville IN 4/23/2027 Active
32-B-0215 Class B COUNTRY BOYS PETS LLC — WILLIAMSBURG IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0487 Class A Country Kennels LLC — Montgomery IN 11/18/2029 Active
32-A-0485 Class A COUNTRY MINIDOODLES LLC — TIPTON IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0740 Class A — Breeder
Caleb Ramer Kathleen Ramer
Wakarusa, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0708 Class A — Breeder
CALVIN YODER
MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: 8/28/2026 Expired
8 inspections clean
2025-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-B-0220 Class B — Dealer
CANDA WORMAN SMITH
ZIONSVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2014-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
32-A-1046 Class A — Breeder
Candlelight Companions LLC
Wakarusa, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-08 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-25 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1136 Class A — Breeder
Caring Paws LLC
Ligonier, IN Exp: 3/12/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0981 Class A — Breeder
Carla J Epperson
Anderson, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-07-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0382 Class A — Breeder
CEDAR CREEK KENNELS
DIPLOMAT, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1082 Class A — Breeder
Cedar Lane Pets LLC
Loogootee, IN Exp: 1/2/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1084 Class A — Breeder
Cedar Tree Farms, LLC
Indianapolis, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2024-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0704 Class A — Breeder
Cedar Valley Puppies LLC
Odon, IN Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0671 Class A — Breeder
Christ Beiler
Rockville, IN Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
14 inspections 1 direct
2026-05-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-27 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

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
32-A-0763 Class A — Breeder
Chupp Farms Canine LLC
Greentown, IN Exp: 5/13/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1138 Class A — Breeder
Circle Drive Pets LLC
Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1176 Class A — Breeder
Clarence Bontrager
Etna Green, IN Exp: 6/16/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-06-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0874 Class A — Breeder
Cletus Yoder
DBA: Grace Lane K9
Odon, IN Exp: 6/24/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1094 Class A — Breeder
Clinton Companions
Goshen, IN Exp: 5/1/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0566 Class A — Breeder
COLLEEN COX
JAMESTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2021-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-07-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-B-0270 Class B — Dealer
Companion Pets, LLC
New Haven, IN Exp: 5/13/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-01-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0788 Class A — Breeder
COMPANIONS FOREVER LLC
MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2020-03-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1026 Class A — Breeder
Cornerstone Cavaliers LLC
Ligonier, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0681 Class A — Breeder
CorVus Biomedical LLC
Crawfordsville, IN Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2025-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-B-0215 Class B — Dealer
COUNTRY BOYS PETS LLC
WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
32-A-0487 Class A — Breeder
Country Kennels LLC
Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/18/2029 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

32-A-0485 Class A — Breeder
COUNTRY MINIDOODLES LLC
TIPTON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2016-10-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
2014-09-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
2014-09-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF

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.