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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,234 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
73-A-2864 Class A Conrad Plett DBA: — Paden, OK Exp: 5/3/2027 Active
31-A-0824 Class A Cool Breeze Puppies DBA: — Alexander, OH Exp: 3/11/2028 Active
73-A-2826 Class A Cooper's Dachshunds DBA: — Fort Gibson, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1493 Class A Cora Holt DBA: — KILGORE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
81-A-0024 Class A COREY RICHWINE KATHY RICHWINE DBA: — RONAN, MT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1152 Class A CORNER KENNELS L.L.C. DBA: — HARDY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1026 Class A Cornerstone Cavaliers LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
32-A-0681 Class A CorVus Biomedical LLC DBA: — Crawfordsville, IN Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
43-A-5947 Class A CORY MINCEY DBA: — ELKLAND, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0833 Class A Country Acres Kennel LLC DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1444 Class A Country Girl Sales DBA: — El Dorado, AR Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
31-A-0864 Class A Country Hill Kennel LLC DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/2/2027 Active
32-A-0487 Class A Country Kennels LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
23-A-0777 Class A Country Meadow Pets LLC DBA: — Dalmatia, PA Exp: 10/19/2028 Active
58-A-0342 Class A COUNTRY MINI DOODLE FARMS LLC DBA: — SUMMERFIELD, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0485 Class A COUNTRY MINIDOODLES LLC DBA: — TIPTON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0617 Class A Country Road Canines LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/9/2027 Active
42-A-1659 Class A Country Road Kennels DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 6/2/2027 Active
42-A-1693 Class A Country Road Kennels LLC DBA: — Fairbank, IA Exp: 9/8/2028 Active
87-A-0061 Class A Country Sky Farms LLC DBA: Country Sky Doodles Payson, UT Exp: 7/1/2028 Active
32-A-0984 Class A Country View Accounting DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 8/4/2028 Active
32-A-0995 Class A Country View Pets DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
43-A-6302 Class A Countryside Kennel LLC DBA: — BETHANY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6286 Class A Countryside Pets DBA: — Flemington, MO Exp: 2/7/2028 Active
31-A-0942 Class A Countryside Stone LLC DBA: — Apple Creek, OH Exp: 7/26/2028 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.