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

1,865 results found (Class B)

Including 1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-B-0186 Class B ANDREW PRICE DBA: — WEST MANSFIELD, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0210 Class B Andrew S Clark DBA: Clark's Otters Union City, OH Exp: 1/15/2027 Active
21-B-0203 Class B Andrew Schaus DBA: — Gasport, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3738 Class B ANGELA BURNS CRAIG BURNS DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0205 Class B Angela Glascock DBA: — Cookeville, TN Exp: 8/20/2028 Active
43-B-3879 Class B Angela Gray DBA: Husky Hill Kennel Double H Kennel Revere, MO Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
43-B-3815 Class B Angela Gray DBA: — REVERE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0135 Class B ANGELA NORMAN DBA: — WINDSOR, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0175 Class B ANGELA SHUBERT DBA: — MORRIS CHAPEL, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0770 Class B ANGELAS ANGELS L L C DBA: — ALVARADO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0653 Class B ANGIE PARDO DE FIGUEROA DBA: — WELLINGTON, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0155 Class B ANGIE WENSMANN GERRY WENSMANN DBA: — MELROSE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0129 Class B Anilog, LLC DBA: — Manhattan, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0155 Class B Animal Biotech Industries Inc. DBA: — Doylestown, PA Exp: 4/30/2028 Active
93-B-0232 Class B Animal Blood Bank Inc DBA: Animal Blood Resources International Stockbridge, MI Exp: 7/6/2029 Active
58-B-0593 Class B ANIMAL HOUSE PET CENTERS INC DBA: — SAINT PETERSBURG, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0716 Class B Animal Interaction Program Advisors, Inc. DBA: — Pembroke Pines, FL Exp: 1/8/2027 Active
74-B-0315 Class B Animal Source Texas Inc. DBA: — KRUM, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0748 Class B Animal Supply Company L L C DBA: — HANOVER PARK, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0097 Class B ANIMAL TAILS RESCUE DBA: — LUVERNE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0234 Class B Animart Pet Inc DBA: — Beaver Dam, WI Exp: 8/11/2029 Active —
71-B-0123 Class B Anita Gustin DBA: — BERRYVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-B-1828 Class B ANITA TOTTY DBA: — TULSA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0209 Class B Ann M Remy DBA: — BOONEVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3779 Class B Annette Culver DBA: New Grove Kennel Hartville, MO Exp: 9/28/2027 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.