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
42-B-0326 Class B Nathan Nisley DBA: — Promise City, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-B-0139 Class B National Mill Dog Rescue DBA: — Peyton, CO Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
55-B-0213 Class B NATIONAL PETLAND DBA: — SOUTHPORT, NC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
55-B-0221 Class B NATIONAL PETLAND 2014 LLC DBA: — SOUTHPORT, NC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0763 Class B NATURE RESOURCE NETWORK INC DBA: — KRUM, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0226 Class B NATURES CALL PET SHOP LLC DBA: — HILLSDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0665 Class B NAUTILUS MARINE WHOLESALE INC DBA: — FAIRFAX, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3857 Class B Neal Gingerich DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 3/6/2027 Active
47-B-0126 Class B Nebraskaland Pets, Inc DBA: — Atkinson, NE Exp: 9/2/2027 Active
47-B-0127 Class B Nelson Alternative Livestock LLC DBA: Nelson Livestock Brock, NE Exp: 3/15/2029 Active
31-B-0192 Class B Nelson Coblentz Regina Coblentz DBA: High Line Meadows Belle Center, OH Exp: 11/15/2028 Active
58-B-0660 Class B Neuman Family LLC DBA: — PUNTA GORDA, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0713 Class B New Life Breeders LLC DBA: — Gainesville, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
52-B-0176 Class B New River Exotics LLC DBA: — NARROWS, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0091 Class B Newmans Fish Foods DBA: — Hackensack, NJ Exp: 9/29/2028 Active
22-B-0057 Class B Newmans Fish Foods DBA: — Hackensack, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0710 Class B Nicholas Batiste DBA: — Sunrise, FL Exp: 7/7/2029 Active
58-B-0686 Class B NICHOLE BENTLEY DBA: — LEHIGH ACRES, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0200 Class B NICHOLS PUPS DBA: — JOHNSTOWN, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11-B-0010 Class B Nicole Lavoie DBA: — Newport, ME Exp: 9/9/2029 Active
33-B-0434 Class B NIEMANN FOODS INC DBA: — Chatham, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0400 Class B NIEMANN FOODS INC DBA: — DIXON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0272 Class B NIKKI STONERR DBA: — CHASKA, MN Exp: 1/31/2027 Active
43-B-0409 Class B Nina Jacobs DBA: HAPPY HOLLOW KENNEL New Cambria, MO Exp: 7/6/2027 Active
93-B-0231 Class B Nittobo America Inc. DBA: — Murrieta, CA Exp: 12/16/2026 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.