USDA License Lookup
Search the USDA APHIS database of 2,934 active licensed dog breeders and dealers. Verify any Class A (Breeder) or Class B (Dealer) license.
2,295
Class A Breeders
639
Class B Dealers
2026-03-02
Data as of
165 results found in IA
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42-A-1146 |
Class A | Lyle Miller | — | Wellman | IA | 7/8/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2026-01-06
· 1 critical violation
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42-A-1664 |
Class A | Marie Spaans | — | Inwood | IA | 8/16/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-09-04
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42-A-0296 |
Class A | Marilyn Starkey | Big Cedar Kennel | Mount Pleasant | IA | 1/6/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-04-11
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42-A-1577 |
Class A | Mark Yoder | ACORN RIDGE KENNELS | Bloomfield | IA | 7/25/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-05-27
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42-A-1655 |
Class A | Marvin Hershberger | — | Bloomfield | IA | 3/17/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2024-01-30
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42-A-1509 |
Class A | Marvin Nisley | — | SEYMOUR | IA | 5/13/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2026-01-15
· 2 direct violations
Showing most recent 10 of 17 inspections. |
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42-A-0926 |
Class A | Marvin Troyer | — | Bloomfield | IA | 12/11/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-08-26
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42-B-0341 |
Class B | Matthew Pemberton | — | Washington | IA | 4/15/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42-B-0331 |
Class B | Megan Lambright | — | Unionville | IA | 6/6/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-05-28
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42-A-1470 |
Class A | Melvin Nisley | — | Seymour | IA | 5/14/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-12-16
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42-A-1605 |
Class A | Melvin Yoder | — | Seymour | IA | 10/17/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-08-25
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42-A-1694 |
Class A | Merlin Yoder | — | Drakesville | IA | 9/14/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-08-06
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42-A-1686 |
Class A | Mervin E Yoder | — | Bloomfield | IA | 5/16/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-05-02
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42-A-0925 |
Class A | Michael & Beverly Kooiker | — | Boyden | IA | 12/11/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-11-25
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42-A-1085 |
Class A | Mike and Sharon West | Hillside Kennel | Unionville | IA | 12/1/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2026-01-07
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42-A-0568 |
Class A | Mike Decker | M-J Kennels | Cherokee | IA | 5/18/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-06-09
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42-A-1076 |
Class A | Misti Fykstra Jason Fykstra | — | Boyden | IA | 11/4/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-06-04
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42-A-1630 |
Class A | MK Acres | — | Hillsboro | IA | 10/3/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-02-14
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42-A-1647 |
Class A | Monroe Herschberger | — | Bloomfield | IA | 10/10/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2024-12-03
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42-B-0343 |
Class B | Murray McMurray Hatchery | — | Webster City | IA | 9/16/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42-A-1720 |
Class A | Nancy Van Holland | — | Sioux Center | IA | 9/14/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42-A-1679 |
Class A | Nelson R Yoder | — | Bloomfield | IA | 2/3/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2026-01-07
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42-A-1585 |
Class A | Nolan and Gina Den Boer | DB Puppy Palace | Rock Valley | IA | 10/24/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-06-03
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42-A-1736 |
Class A | Norman Hershberger | Hilltop Puppies | Hazleton | IA | 3/31/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42-B-0318 |
Class B | North Iowa Puppies LLC | — | Lake Mills | IA | 9/28/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 inspections on record
· Last inspected: 2025-07-17
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42-A-1146
Class A — Breeder
Lyle Miller
16 inspections 1 critical
2026-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical
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2023-06-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 16.
42-A-1664
Class A — Breeder
Marie Spaans
6 inspections clean
2025-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2025-08-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
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2024-08-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-08-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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42-A-0296
Class A — Breeder
Marilyn Starkey
DBA: Big Cedar Kennel
12 inspections clean
2025-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-10-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-10-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2021-11-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2020-10-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2016-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 12.
42-A-1577
Class A — Breeder
Mark Yoder
DBA: ACORN RIDGE KENNELS
9 inspections clean
2025-05-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-06-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-07-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations
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42-A-1655
Class A — Breeder
Marvin Hershberger
42-A-1509
Class A — Breeder
Marvin Nisley
17 inspections 2 direct
2026-01-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-05-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2025-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2025-03-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
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2024-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-05-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 17.
42-A-0926
Class A — Breeder
Marvin Troyer
16 inspections clean
2025-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-11-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical
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2023-11-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2022-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 16.
42-B-0341
Class B — Dealer
Matthew Pemberton
42-B-0331
Class B — Dealer
Megan Lambright
6 inspections clean
2025-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-05-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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42-A-1470
Class A — Breeder
Melvin Nisley
13 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2025-04-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2025-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 13.
42-A-1605
Class A — Breeder
Melvin Yoder
11 inspections clean
2025-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-11-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-08-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-02-15 — UNKNOWN
3 non-critical
2023-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical
PDF
2021-07-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2020-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 11.
42-A-1694
Class A — Breeder
Merlin Yoder
7 inspections clean
2025-08-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2023-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2023-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical
PDF
2023-01-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
PDF
2022-09-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
42-A-1686
Class A — Breeder
Mervin E Yoder
42-A-0925
Class A — Breeder
Michael & Beverly Kooiker
10 inspections clean
2025-11-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2023-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2016-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2014-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2014-09-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
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42-A-1085
Class A — Breeder
Mike and Sharon West
DBA: Hillside Kennel
14 inspections clean
2026-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-11-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-03-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
PDF
2024-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2023-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2022-10-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2022-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 14.
42-A-0568
Class A — Breeder
Mike Decker
DBA: M-J Kennels
11 inspections clean
2025-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-04-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2020-10-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2016-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2014-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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Showing most recent 10 of 11.
42-A-1076
Class A — Breeder
Misti Fykstra Jason Fykstra
10 inspections clean
2025-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-10-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2017-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2016-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2016-02-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
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2014-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical
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42-A-1630
Class A — Breeder
MK Acres
7 inspections clean
2025-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2023-08-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-12-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2019-09-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations
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42-A-1647
Class A — Breeder
Monroe Herschberger
42-B-0343
Class B — Dealer
Murray McMurray Hatchery
42-A-1720
Class A — Breeder
Nancy Van Holland
42-A-1679
Class A — Breeder
Nelson R Yoder
6 inspections clean
2026-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-01-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2024-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-02-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-02-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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42-A-1585
Class A — Breeder
Nolan and Gina Den Boer
DBA: DB Puppy Palace
8 inspections clean
2025-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2023-10-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2022-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2020-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2019-11-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical
PDF
2018-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2018-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2017-10-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations
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42-A-1736
Class A — Breeder
Norman Hershberger
DBA: Hilltop Puppies
42-B-0318
Class B — Dealer
North Iowa Puppies LLC
8 inspections clean
2025-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
PDF
2025-05-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2024-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2023-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2022-08-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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2021-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations
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2020-09-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations
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Data sources: Licensee data comes from the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool . Inspection reports are sourced from the Data Liberation Project (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.