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-B-3851 Class B Lonewolf Puppy Den DBA: — Iberia, MO Exp: 12/4/2026 Active
43-A-6642 Class A Lonnie Bontrager DBA: — Norwood, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5930 Class A Lonnie Yoder DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6924 Class A Lora A Berry DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 7/15/2028 Active
43-B-3817 Class B Lora Wallander DBA: — SUMMERSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3749 Class B LORA WALTERS JASON WALLANDER DBA: — SUMMERSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3723 Class B LORA WALTERS JASON WALLANDER DBA: — SUMMERSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6526 Class A Loren Reiff DBA: — Flemington, MO Exp: 11/9/2027 Active
43-A-6597 Class A Loretta Leinbach DBA: — Barnett, MO Exp: 9/30/2027 Active
43-A-6277 Class A Lori Caldwell DBA: Hot Water Farm Billings, MO Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
43-A-6406 Class A Lorie Gray DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6890 Class A Lorna Dismang DBA: I-R Kennels Pleasant Hope, MO Exp: 10/31/2027 Active
43-A-5110 Class A Lou Ann Brown DBA: — Stark City, MO Exp: 5/8/2027 Active
43-A-2955 Class A Louise Hite DBA: — Pleasant Hope, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2997 Class A LOUISE PERRY DBA: — ROCKPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6916 Class A Lovable K-9s LLC DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 5/27/2028 Active
43-A-6643 Class A Lovella Lawson DBA: — Sturgeon, MO Exp: 2/14/2028 Active
43-A-5046 Class A Loyd Spear Joyce Spear DBA: — LOUISBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6946 Class A LP-K9 DBA: — Stoutland, MO Exp: 12/5/2028 Active
43-A-6770 Class A LTs Mountain Man Store DBA: — Pierce City, MO Exp: 1/5/2029 Active
43-B-3822 Class B Luana Hilty DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6557 Class A Lucinda Rissler DBA: — Barnett, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6705 Class A Luis Gonzalez DBA: — Milan, MO Exp: 7/18/2028 Active
43-A-6516 Class A Lukas Miller DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6264 Class A LUV MY PUP LLC DBA: — NOVELTY, 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.