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

283 results found in AR

Including 202 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-1346 Class A Gary Willis Sharon Willis DBA: — Mansfield, AR Exp: 9/29/2027 Active
71-A-1095 Class A GERALD WATTS DBA: — MARSHALL, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1446 Class A Gerena Heater DBA: Mountain Valley Bulldogs Green Forest, AR Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
71-A-1447 Class A Ginger Warren DBA: — Gravette, AR Exp: 11/19/2027 Active
71-A-1425 Class A Glyn Nolan Ann Nolan DBA: Wildwood Farms Van Buren, AR Exp: 8/4/2028 Active
71-B-0024 Class B Glyn Nolan Ann Nolan DBA: — VAN BUREN, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1379 Class A Golden Meadows Farm DBA: — NEW HOPE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0227 Class B Good Morning, Sunshine, LLC DBA: — Gentry, AR Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
71-A-1393 Class A Grace Richardson DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: 4/3/2029 Active
71-A-0699 Class A Grover Jameson, Theresa Jameson DBA: — CHARLESTON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1431 Class A Grover Jameson, Theresa Jameson DBA: — CHARLESTON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0898 Class A GWINDA SIMS DBA: — WALDRON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1310 Class A Harry Rudell Freeman DBA: — TILLY, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0210 Class B HEATHER FARMER DBA: — WABBASEKA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1268 Class A Helen Pounds DBA: — OMAHA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1434 Class A Horseshoe Drive Kennel LLC DBA: — Green Forest, AR Exp: 2/14/2029 Active
71-B-0193 Class B JACK BIXLER DEBBIE BIXLER DBA: — HARRISON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1303 Class A JAMARK DBA: — PARIS, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1098 Class A JAMES E. (EDDIE) SNOW DBA: — BERRYVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0937 Class A JAMES HORN DBA: — MAYNARD, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1321 Class A James Mast DBA: — Wesley, AR Exp: 1/28/2029 Active
71-A-0890 Class A JAMES MILES DBA: — BERRYVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1350 Class A JAMES MILES DBA: — BERRYVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0212 Class B James R Wheeler Jr DBA: — Greenwood, AR Exp: 10/9/2029 Active
71-A-1357 Class A JAMES ROSS DBA: — LITTLE ROCK, AR 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.