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
34-B-0238 Class B Lori Shavalier DBA: — HESPERIA, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0329 Class B Lorilee Thomas DBA: Puppies Extraordinaire WHITING, KS Exp: 6/11/2027 Active
74-B-0780 Class B Los Angeles Game Trading, LLC DBA: — Laredo, TX Exp: 8/2/2028 Active
48-B-0340 Class B Louis Willems DBA: — PARSONS, KS Exp: 5/21/2029 Active
42-B-0261 Class B LOUISE KRUTSINGER RICHARD KRUTSINGER DBA: — DALLAS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0201 Class B Lous Pet Shop Inc DBA: — Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Exp: 11/13/2029 Active
32-B-0242 Class B Lovable Goldstar Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
85-B-0095 Class B Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute DBA: — Albuquerque, NM Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
56-B-0110 Class B Low Country Biosource Inc DBA: — Walterboro, SC Exp: 12/8/2027 Active
56-B-0147 Class B LOW COUNTRY EXOTICS LLC DBA: — BLUFFTON, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
56-B-0140 Class B LOW COUNTRY PETS L L C DBA: — SUMMERVILLE, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-B-0142 Class B LTD SERVICES LLC DBA: — ABBEVILLE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3822 Class B Luana Hilty DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0682 Class B Lucky Glider Rescue & Sanctuary DBA: — CLIFTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0834 Class B Lucky Monkey Exotics DBA: — Shamrock, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
93-B-0242 Class B LUCKY RABBITS INC. DBA: — RAMONA, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-B-0235 Class B LUCY CROSS DBA: — DALLAS, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
94-B-0107 Class B Luis Morales Potrero DBA: — Lares, PR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
94-B-0106 Class B Luis Morales Potrero DBA: — LARES, PR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0717 Class B LUPE C GONZALES DBA: — CLINT, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0096 Class B LUTHER HENDRIX DBA: — FORT PAYNE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0825 Class B Lydia Plett DBA: — Lott, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
43-B-0224 Class B LYLE LACEY DOTTIE LACEY DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0220 Class B Lynn Blevins Beverly Chevallier DBA: Cats of the Ozarks Western Grove, AR Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
71-B-0116 Class B Lynn Culver DBA: Natural Order Animal Husbandry Mena, AR Exp: 10/28/2029 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.