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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,211 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0346 Class A CYNTHIA SAFCIK — RACINE WI — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6252 Class A Cynthia Stump Stump Farms Puppies Lancaster MO 10/17/2027 Active
43-A-5942 Class A Cynthia Stump — LANCASTER MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6118 Class A Cynthia Towsley — STOVER MO — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1486 Class A Cynthia Weaver — Arkansas City KS 4/21/2028 Active
14-A-0031 Class A Cytogen Research and Development, Inc. — PIPERSVILLE PA — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0518 Class A Cytotheryx, Inc. Cytotheryx Barrier Rochester MN 7/1/2027 Active
35-A-0536 Class A D & F Kennel LLC — Augusta WI 6/17/2027 Active
35-A-0476 Class A D & F Kennel LLC — AUGUSTA WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1102 Class A D and R's Kennel — Millersburg IN 6/6/2027 Active
43-A-6543 Class A D R Borntreger — Madison MO — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0426 Class A D&K VanDerVliet Inc — Colton SD 12/8/2026 Active
32-A-1060 Class A D'Awesome K9 LLC — Odon IN 8/28/2029 Active
32-A-0450 Class A Dale Bontrager Five Star Canine Shipshewana IN 8/20/2029 Active
73-A-2540 Class A DALE LANNING BARBARA LANNING — ALBION OK — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2825 Class A Dale Miller — Chouteau OK 4/1/2028 Active
41-A-0479 Class A DALE PETERSEN — LAMBERTON MN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0622 Class A DALE SCHLABACH — SHIPSHEWANA IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0577 Class A DALLAS BENDER — SHIPSHEWANA IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0989 Class A Dallas Park Pets LLC — Wolcottville IN 8/11/2028 Active
21-A-0136 Class A DAN BARKER JR — NORTH COLLINS NY — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0467 Class A Dan Beer — SYRACUSE IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3923 Class A Dan Berhorst — FREEBURG MO — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0301 Class A Dan De Boer — CORSICA SD — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0304 Class A Dan F Lapp — Montgomery PA 5/17/2027 Active
35-A-0346 Class A — Breeder
CYNTHIA SAFCIK
RACINE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2022-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6252 Class A — Breeder
Cynthia Stump
DBA: Stump Farms Puppies
Lancaster, MO Exp: 10/17/2027 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5942 Class A — Breeder
Cynthia Stump
LANCASTER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-6118 Class A — Breeder
Cynthia Towsley
STOVER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
48-A-1486 Class A — Breeder
Cynthia Weaver
Arkansas City, KS Exp: 4/21/2028 Active
19 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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14-A-0031 Class A — Breeder
Cytogen Research and Development, Inc.
PIPERSVILLE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23 inspections clean
2024-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-31 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-20 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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41-A-0518 Class A — Breeder
Cytotheryx, Inc.
DBA: Cytotheryx Barrier
Rochester, MN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0536 Class A — Breeder
D & F Kennel LLC
Augusta, WI Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0476 Class A — Breeder
D & F Kennel LLC
AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1102 Class A — Breeder
D and R's Kennel
Millersburg, IN Exp: 6/6/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6543 Class A — Breeder
D R Borntreger
Madison, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-02-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
46-A-0426 Class A — Breeder
D&K VanDerVliet Inc
Colton, SD Exp: 12/8/2026 Active
21 inspections clean
2026-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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32-A-1060 Class A — Breeder
D'Awesome K9 LLC
Odon, IN Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0450 Class A — Breeder
Dale Bontrager
DBA: Five Star Canine
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 8/20/2029 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-06-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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73-A-2540 Class A — Breeder
DALE LANNING BARBARA LANNING
ALBION, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2825 Class A — Breeder
Dale Miller
Chouteau, OK Exp: 4/1/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-03-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-25 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
41-A-0479 Class A — Breeder
DALE PETERSEN
LAMBERTON, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2015-01-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0622 Class A — Breeder
DALE SCHLABACH
SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0577 Class A — Breeder
DALLAS BENDER
SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0989 Class A — Breeder
Dallas Park Pets LLC
Wolcottville, IN Exp: 8/11/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-07-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
21-A-0136 Class A — Breeder
DAN BARKER JR
NORTH COLLINS, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections 1 critical
2016-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2015-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
32-A-0467 Class A — Breeder
Dan Beer
SYRACUSE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2024-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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43-A-3923 Class A — Breeder
Dan Berhorst
FREEBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-09-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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46-A-0301 Class A — Breeder
Dan De Boer
CORSICA, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections 2 direct
2015-11-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 8 non-critical PDF
2015-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
8 non-critical PDF
2015-06-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-12-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0304 Class A — Breeder
Dan F Lapp
Montgomery, PA Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
19 inspections clean
2026-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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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.