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

558 results found in IA

Including 392 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-1646 Class A Curt Kokjohn DBA: — Fort Madison, IA Exp: 10/6/2027 Active
42-A-0628 Class A Curtis Orr Mara Orr DBA: — MEDIAPOLIS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0293 Class B Dakota Moeller DBA: — West Point, IA Exp: 2/26/2029 Active
42-A-1520 Class A DAN MAASSEN SADIE MAASSEN DBA: — DOON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1595 Class A Dana Bryant DBA: — CANTRIL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1381 Class A Dana Bryant DBA: — CANTRIL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1632 Class A DANIEL GINGERICH DBA: — SEYMOUR, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1638 Class A Daniel D Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 3/20/2029 Active
42-A-1690 Class A Daniel Kauffman DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 7/8/2028 Active
42-A-1572 Class A Daniel Kauffman DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1081 Class A DANIEL REECE DBA: — FORT MADISON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1486 Class A DANIEL SCHMUCKER DBA: — SEYMOUR, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1751 Class A Danielle Pieper DBA: Piepers pups Sioux Center, IA Exp: 8/6/2029 Active
42-A-0832 Class A Daryl Kendrick Mildred Kendrick DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1253 Class A Dave Ruter DBA: — SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1435 Class A David Yoder DBA: — KALONA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0312 Class B DAVID BORNTREGER FRIEDA BORNTREGER DBA: — DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1420 Class A David Cline Joane Cline DBA: — SULLY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1367 Class A DAVID COBB JUDY COBB DBA: — FERTILE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1586 Class A David E Lee DBA: — Cincinnati, IA Exp: 11/15/2026 Active
42-A-1093 Class A David Grove Glenda Grove Eric Grove Adam Grove DBA: — UNIONVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1625 Class A DAVID HERSHBERGER DBA: — EDGEWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1429 Class A DAVID HORNING DBA: — IONIA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1722 Class A David K. Miller DBA: — Milton, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1599 Class A DAVID KAUFFMAN DBA: — MOULTON, IA 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.