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

1,859 results found in MO

Including 1,131 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6579 Class A MB KENNEL — Mountain Grove MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6150 Class A MC CREARY KENNEL L L C — FORDLAND MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6743 Class A McKenzie Neuroth — Mountain Grove MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5625 Class A Melanie Moore Mike Moore — LAMAR MO — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3734 Class B MELINDA RICHARDS — BUTLER MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6826 Class A Melissa Bilbruck Payne — Bates City MO 9/21/2026 Active
43-A-5924 Class A Melissa Greer — HOLDEN MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5961 Class A MELISSA KLOCKE — EWING MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5313 Class A MELISSA KLOCKE — EWING MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6784 Class A Melvin E Yoder — Alexandria MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6731 Class A Melvin Hershberger — Lamar MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6288 Class A Melvin Shirk — Latham MO 2/22/2027 Active
43-A-6027 Class A Melvins Dobermans LLC — BILLINGS MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6966 Class A Menno AA Schwartz — Seymour MO 5/28/2029 Active
43-A-6948 Class A Menno C. M. Schwartz — SEYMOUR MO 1/22/2029 Active
43-A-6947 Class A Menno F. M. Schwartz — Seymour MO 1/9/2029 Active
43-A-6831 Class A Menno F. M. Schwartz — Seymour MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5731 Class A MENNO ZOOK — SPICKARD MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6506 Class A Mercedes Thompson — Cainsville MO 8/26/2029 Active
43-A-6623 Class A Mervin J Miller — Centrallia MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6032 Class A Mervin Miller Lizzie Miller — LA PLATA MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6336 Class A Mervin Yoder Lizzie Yoder — CLARK MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6911 Class A MH Kennels — Lamar MO 4/7/2028 Active
43-B-3780 Class B MICHAEL HUBBARD — SPARTA MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6418 Class A MICHAEL ROAM — DONIPHAN MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6579 Class A — Breeder
MB KENNEL
Mountain Grove, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-07-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6150 Class A — Breeder
MC CREARY KENNEL L L C
FORDLAND, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2018-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6743 Class A — Breeder
McKenzie Neuroth
Mountain Grove, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections 1 direct
2025-03-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2024-04-17 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5625 Class A — Breeder
Melanie Moore Mike Moore
LAMAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2024-03-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

43-B-3734 Class B — Dealer
MELINDA RICHARDS
BUTLER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-08-18 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-6826 Class A — Breeder
Melissa Bilbruck Payne
Bates City, MO Exp: 9/21/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2023-09-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-5924 Class A — Breeder
Melissa Greer
HOLDEN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2016-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-5961 Class A — Breeder
MELISSA KLOCKE
EWING, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2019-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-10-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5313 Class A — Breeder
MELISSA KLOCKE
EWING, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6784 Class A — Breeder
Melvin E Yoder
Alexandria, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6731 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Hershberger
Lamar, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2024-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6288 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Shirk
Latham, MO Exp: 2/22/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-6027 Class A — Breeder
Melvins Dobermans LLC
BILLINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6966 Class A — Breeder
Menno AA Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: 5/28/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-04-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6948 Class A — Breeder
Menno C. M. Schwartz
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: 1/22/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6947 Class A — Breeder
Menno F. M. Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: 1/9/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6831 Class A — Breeder
Menno F. M. Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5731 Class A — Breeder
MENNO ZOOK
SPICKARD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2015-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2014-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6506 Class A — Breeder
Mercedes Thompson
Cainsville, MO Exp: 8/26/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-06-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-17 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6623 Class A — Breeder
Mervin J Miller
Centrallia, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2024-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6032 Class A — Breeder
Mervin Miller Lizzie Miller
LA PLATA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2022-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-01-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6336 Class A — Breeder
Mervin Yoder Lizzie Yoder
CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2022-09-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-10-28 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6911 Class A — Breeder
MH Kennels
Lamar, MO Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-B-3780 Class B — Dealer
MICHAEL HUBBARD
SPARTA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6418 Class A — Breeder
MICHAEL ROAM
DONIPHAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF

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.