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

1,873 results found in MO

Including 1,151 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-0846 Class A Kent Horn Ellen Horn DBA: KEN-EL-Kennels Grovespring, MO Exp: 10/29/2026 Expired
43-B-3855 Class B Kenya Addington DBA: — Oronogo, MO Exp: 2/12/2027 Active
43-B-3696 Class B Kenya Addington Jenny Marti DBA: — ORONOGO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6742 Class A Kerri Farris DBA: — Purdy, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6857 Class A Kerrilynn LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 3/22/2027 Active
43-A-6555 Class A Kevin and Janette Hatfield DBA: M G M Kennel Liberal, MO Exp: 4/21/2027 Active
43-B-3707 Class B KEVIN BEAUCHAMP DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3906 Class A KEVIN ELSEA TERESA ELSEA DBA: — GREEN CASTLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2530 Class A Kevin Harrison DBA: KEVINS HILLTOP KENNELS Marceline, MO Exp: 9/22/2028 Active
43-A-5223 Class A KEVIN KACHMARYK DBA: — HARTVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4330 Class A KEVIN NEFF SHARON NEFF DBA: — TRENTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5486 Class A Kevin Street DBA: — BOWLING GREEN, MO Exp: 3/17/2029 Active
43-A-6746 Class A Kevin Taylor DBA: — Mountain Grove, MO Exp: 10/20/2028 Active
43-A-5386 Class A Kim Gray DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 8/19/2027 Active
43-A-5973 Class A Kim Henderson DBA: — CARROLLTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5871 Class A Kimberley Toombs DBA: — POPLAR BLUFF, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6693 Class A Kimberly Ann Gilmore DBA: Dogwood Acres Kingsville, MO Exp: 6/28/2028 Active
43-A-4973 Class A KIMBERLY COLEMAN DBA: — CLINTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4685 Class A Kings Kids Ministry Inc. DBA: — BUFFALO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3854 Class B Kirk Michaels DBA: — Crocker, MO Exp: 1/22/2027 Active
43-B-3850 Class B KNJ PUPPY ADVERTISING LLC DBA: — AURORA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3797 Class B Koda LLC DBA: — MONTGOMERY CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6259 Class A Kody Killingsworth DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6697 Class A KRC Ozark Mountain Bloodhounds DBA: — Salem, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6253 Class A Kris A Goodman DBA: — GOODMAN, MO 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.