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

269 results found in WI

Including 185 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-B-0145 Class B DOYLES FARM & HOME INC DBA: — NEW RICHMOND, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0217 Class B Duane Pretsch DBA: — Arena, WI Exp: 6/23/2027 Active
35-B-0211 Class B Duane Pretsch DBA: — ARENA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0199 Class B EARL LANDSINGER DBA: — REEDSBURG, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0529 Class A Earl Ray Nolt and Elaine Nolt DBA: — Lublin, WI Exp: 10/6/2029 Active
35-A-0331 Class A Edna Brubacker Allen Brubacker DBA: — UNITY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0537 Class A Edna Ellen Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
35-A-0494 Class A Edwin Z Leid Ruth M Leid Ervin H Leid DBA: — ATHENS, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0034 Class B El Ranchito Pets Inc DBA: — Cazenovia, WI Exp: 8/15/2028 Active
35-A-0532 Class A Elam E Allgyer DBA: — Darlington, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0339 Class A ELI KING DBA: — DARLINGTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0435 Class A Elizabeth and William Yoder DBA: — LA FARGE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0542 Class A Elizabeth Barrett-Dixon DBA: — Spring Valley, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0485 Class A Elmer A Miller DBA: — Westby, WI Exp: 10/14/2027 Active
35-A-0462 Class A Elmer Jr Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 2/27/2028 Active
35-A-0475 Class A ELROY BORNTRAGER DBA: — CORNELL, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0510 Class A Enos Beiler Swarey DBA: — Fenimore, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0378 Class A ERVIN BONTRAGER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0359 Class A Ervin L Miller DBA: — Abbotsford, WI Exp: 2/12/2029 Active
35-A-0500 Class A Ervin Miller Marcus Miller Anna May Miller DBA: Country Road Kennel Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/18/2028 Active
35-A-0450 Class A Fannie Troyer DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
35-B-0113 Class B FLOYD APRILL DBA: — MILWAUKEE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0403 Class A FLOYD MILLER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0520 Class A Floyd Schmucker DBA: — Bonduel, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0198 Class B GENE WHEELER DBA: — GREENVILLE, WI 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.