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

172 results found in IL

Including 117 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
33-A-0533 Class A MARILYN MILLER — SULLIVAN IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0645 Class A Mary Jo and Robert Allen Bathon — Tamaroa IL 4/24/2029 Active
33-B-0444 Class B Matt Bontrager Lincolnshire Puppies Sullivan IL 1/17/2027 Active
33-A-0635 Class A Matthew Hochstetler — Arthur IL 9/27/2027 Active
33-A-0556 Class A MELISSA MILLER — BUNCOMBE IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0593 Class A Melvin Mast Fitchhillchannel Oblong IL 6/13/2029 Active
33-A-0510 Class A MERLE SCHLABACH — CAMPBELL HILL IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0624 Class A Merlin J Yoder — Arthur IL 9/8/2029 Active
33-B-0443 Class B Michael and Tammy Herren — Kampsville IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0578 Class A MORGAN DAVIS — CHARLESTON IL — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0442 Class B MURIEL INGRAM — SULLIVAN IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0528 Class A NATALIE HOWELL JOHN HOWELL — RED BUD IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0602 Class A Nathan Mast — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0588 Class A Nathan Yoder — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0562 Class A Nelson Diener — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0580 Class A Nelson Hochstetler — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0559 Class A Nelson Miller — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0434 Class B NIEMANN FOODS INC — Chatham IL — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0400 Class B NIEMANN FOODS INC — DIXON IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0638 Class A Norman A Yoder — Campbell Hill IL 1/23/2028 Active
33-A-0619 Class A Oak Hill Genetics LLC — Ewing IL 10/19/2028 Active
33-B-0445 Class B Parrot Stars Inc. — Arlington Heights IL 3/26/2027 Active
33-A-0634 Class A Paul Chupp — McLeansboro IL 8/27/2027 Active
33-A-0636 Class A Paw Prints LLC — Campbell Hill IL 10/9/2027 Active
33-A-0632 Class A Peter Dolk — Normal IL 6/25/2027 Active
33-A-0533 Class A — Breeder
MARILYN MILLER
SULLIVAN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
33-A-0645 Class A — Breeder
Mary Jo and Robert Allen Bathon
Tamaroa, IL Exp: 4/24/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-04-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0444 Class B — Dealer
Matt Bontrager
DBA: Lincolnshire Puppies
Sullivan, IL Exp: 1/17/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0635 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Hochstetler
Arthur, IL Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0556 Class A — Breeder
MELISSA MILLER
BUNCOMBE, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-05-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-03-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-09-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #3
no violations PDF
2014-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
33-A-0593 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Mast
DBA: Fitchhillchannel
Oblong, IL Exp: 6/13/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-05-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0510 Class A — Breeder
MERLE SCHLABACH
CAMPBELL HILL, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2021-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-30 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2016-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2014-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
33-A-0624 Class A — Breeder
Merlin J Yoder
Arthur, IL Exp: 9/8/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0443 Class B — Dealer
Michael and Tammy Herren
Kampsville, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2024-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0578 Class A — Breeder
MORGAN DAVIS
CHARLESTON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-B-0442 Class B — Dealer
MURIEL INGRAM
SULLIVAN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections 1 critical
2021-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2021-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
33-A-0528 Class A — Breeder
NATALIE HOWELL JOHN HOWELL
RED BUD, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0602 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Mast
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2021-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
33-A-0588 Class A — Breeder
Nathan Yoder
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2024-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-31 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0562 Class A — Breeder
Nelson Diener
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-23 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-03-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
33-A-0580 Class A — Breeder
Nelson Hochstetler
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 1 direct
2024-09-24 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2024-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-08-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0559 Class A — Breeder
Nelson Miller
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2024-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
33-B-0434 Class B — Dealer
NIEMANN FOODS INC
Chatham, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23 inspections clean
2023-02-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 23.

33-B-0400 Class B — Dealer
NIEMANN FOODS INC
DIXON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2014-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0638 Class A — Breeder
Norman A Yoder
Campbell Hill, IL Exp: 1/23/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0619 Class A — Breeder
Oak Hill Genetics LLC
Ewing, IL Exp: 10/19/2028 Active
16 inspections clean
2026-04-07 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-07 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-22 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 16.

33-B-0445 Class B — Dealer
Parrot Stars Inc.
Arlington Heights, IL Exp: 3/26/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0634 Class A — Breeder
Paul Chupp
McLeansboro, IL Exp: 8/27/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0636 Class A — Breeder
Paw Prints LLC
Campbell Hill, IL Exp: 10/9/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0632 Class A — Breeder
Peter Dolk
Normal, IL Exp: 6/25/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
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.