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

807 results found in OH

Including 530 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0474 Class A Andy Yoder — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0526 Class A Andy Yoder — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0396 Class A ANDY YODER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0325 Class A ANDY YODER JR — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0574 Class A ANGELL HOHVART — WARREN OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0531 Class A ANGIE CLEMENTS — FRANKLIN OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0501 Class A ANN GROMLEY — KINGSVILLE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0583 Class A ANNA BYLER DUANE BYLER STEVEN BYLER RUDY JR BYLER — DUNDEE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0901 Class A Anna Ruth Miller — Millersburg OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0220 Class B Antoine Abed — Toledo OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0166 Class B ANTON HASH — FRAZEYSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0945 Class A Arthur B Graber — Hicksville OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0486 Class A ASHLEY JERRELLS MARK MESLER — ANNA OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0689 Class A ATLEE BARKMAN — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0529 Class A Atlee J Raber STONE HILL PETS Millersburg OH 1/15/2029 Active
31-A-0623 Class A Atlee Raber — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0101 Class A ATLEE SHETLER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1010 Class A Atlee Swartzentruber Jr — Fredericksburg OH 10/25/2027 Active
31-A-0779 Class A ATLEE TROYER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0786 Class A Atlee Wengerd — FREDERICKTOWN OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0233 Class B Back Road Reptiles and Exotics — Fostoria OH 5/20/2028 Active
31-A-0981 Class A Barb Troyer — Walhonding OH 6/14/2029 Active
31-B-0231 Class B Barb Troyer — Walhonding OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0851 Class A Beechvale Kennel LLC — Fredericksburg OH 1/18/2028 Active
31-A-0387 Class A BEN TROYER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0474 Class A — Breeder
Andy Yoder
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0526 Class A — Breeder
Andy Yoder
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0396 Class A — Breeder
ANDY YODER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 direct
2015-11-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0325 Class A — Breeder
ANDY YODER JR
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0574 Class A — Breeder
ANGELL HOHVART
WARREN, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-02-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0531 Class A — Breeder
ANGIE CLEMENTS
FRANKLIN, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-03-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0501 Class A — Breeder
ANN GROMLEY
KINGSVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0583 Class A — Breeder
ANNA BYLER DUANE BYLER STEVEN BYLER RUDY JR BYLER
DUNDEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-09-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0901 Class A — Breeder
Anna Ruth Miller
Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0220 Class B — Dealer
Antoine Abed
Toledo, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections 2 direct
2024-12-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-09-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-07-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2023-04-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-13 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
15 non-critical PDF
2023-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

31-B-0166 Class B — Dealer
ANTON HASH
FRAZEYSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 2 direct
2016-06-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 1 critical 13 non-critical PDF
2016-04-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-05-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0945 Class A — Breeder
Arthur B Graber
Hicksville, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-08-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0486 Class A — Breeder
ASHLEY JERRELLS MARK MESLER
ANNA, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2014-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0689 Class A — Breeder
ATLEE BARKMAN
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0529 Class A — Breeder
Atlee J Raber
DBA: STONE HILL PETS
Millersburg, OH Exp: 1/15/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-12-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

31-A-0623 Class A — Breeder
Atlee Raber
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0101 Class A — Breeder
ATLEE SHETLER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 2 direct
2021-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-18 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2015-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 4 non-critical PDF
2014-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1010 Class A — Breeder
Atlee Swartzentruber Jr
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0779 Class A — Breeder
ATLEE TROYER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0786 Class A — Breeder
Atlee Wengerd
FREDERICKTOWN, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0233 Class B — Dealer
Back Road Reptiles and Exotics
Fostoria, OH Exp: 5/20/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-05-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0981 Class A — Breeder
Barb Troyer
Walhonding, OH Exp: 6/14/2029 Active
8 inspections 1 critical
2026-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2024-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 3 non-critical PDF
2023-09-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-B-0231 Class B — Dealer
Barb Troyer
Walhonding, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2023-06-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0851 Class A — Breeder
Beechvale Kennel LLC
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 1/18/2028 Active
5 inspections 1 direct
2026-04-28 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2025-12-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-12-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0387 Class A — Breeder
BEN TROYER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2020-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-10-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical 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.