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
43-A-6211 Class A CREEKSIDE PETS DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6413 Class A Creekview Canines LLC DBA: — Niangua, MO Exp: 4/17/2027 Active
21-A-0158 Class A Crestwood Acres DBA: — Lyons, NY Exp: 2/2/2028 Active
23-A-0599 Class A Crist Lapp DBA: — Ronks, PA Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
31-A-0998 Class A Crist R Miller DBA: — Coshocton, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1009 Class A Crist Troyer DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 10/8/2027 Active
48-A-2196 Class A Crista Anne Taylor DBA: — Lindsborg, KS Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
43-A-5697 Class A Cristal Mitchell DBA: Precious Paws Lebanon, MO Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
48-A-2240 Class A Cristy Park DBA: — OAKLEY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0601 Class A Critter Connection DBA: — MONTPELIER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0496 Class A Critter Connection DBA: — MONTPELIER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6894 Class A Cross D Ranch, LLC DBA: — Fair Grove, MO Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
23-A-0694 Class A Crowwoods Homestead LLC DBA: — Manheim, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
81-A-0055 Class A Crysta Pagniano DBA: Zootown Hedgehogs Missoula, MT Exp: 8/17/2027 Active
81-A-0053 Class A Crysta Pagniano DBA: — MISSOULA, MT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
87-A-0056 Class A Crystal & Jacob Anderson DBA: — Roosevelt, UT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
15-A-0002 Class A Crystal Brown DBA: — Providence, RI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2204 Class A CRYSTAL HORNING DBA: — MULBERRY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2167 Class A Crystal Howard DBA: — STERLING, KS Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
74-A-1333 Class A Crystal Purifoy Linda Purifoy DBA: — NEW BOSTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6265 Class A CRYSTAL SCHULTE HOUX DBA: — HOLDEN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1145 Class A Cuddley Cuties DBA: — Kokomo, IN Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
32-A-0946 Class A Cuddly Canines DBA: Homestead Kitchen and Bath Odon, IN Exp: 3/9/2028 Active
31-A-0821 Class A Cuddly Canines DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0988 Class A Cuddly Comrades DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 9/25/2029 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.