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
42-A-1381 Class A Dana Bryant DBA: — CANTRIL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5861 Class A Dana Clayton DBA: — PURDY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5231 Class A Dana DaMitz DBA: DA MITZ KENNELS Hermitage, MO Exp: 10/18/2028 Active
43-A-6477 Class A Dana Farr DBA: A Cute Puppy Stewartsville, MO Exp: 12/9/2027 Active
43-A-6092 Class A Dana Tompkins DBA: Puppy Tailz WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
43-A-5951 Class A Dana Tompkins DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2232 Class A Dandelion Acres LLC DBA: — Goessel, KS Exp: 10/9/2029 Active
48-A-2224 Class A DANELL & JOSEPH RIFE DBA: — WESTPHALIA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
86-A-0096 Class A Danelle Engle DBA: — SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0732 Class A Danes and Doodles LLC DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 12/7/2028 Active
61-A-0148 Class A DANIEL ESH DBA: — CERULEAN, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0631 Class A DANIEL FISHER DBA: — WAVELAND, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1632 Class A DANIEL GINGERICH DBA: — SEYMOUR, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0481 Class A DANIEL LAMBRIGHT EDNA LAMBRIGHT DBA: — FERTILE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0560 Class A DANIEL MILLER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0607 Class A Daniel Miller Lizann Miller Rebecca Eiler DBA: — MC COOK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0293 Class A DANIEL STOLL DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0642 Class A DANIEL STOLTZFUS DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0620 Class A Daniel & Barbara Miller DBA: — Campbell Hill, IL Exp: 10/24/2028 Active
35-A-0463 Class A Daniel A Schrock DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0612 Class A Daniel and Janell Diener DBA: — Sullivan, IL Exp: 10/27/2027 Active
43-A-6639 Class A Daniel and Vera Yoder DBA: — Mount Vernon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0757 Class A Daniel B King DBA: — Quarryville Rd, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6873 Class A Daniel Blaine DBA: — Greentop, MO Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
35-A-0443 Class A Daniel Borntrager DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI 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.