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

317 results found in KS

Including 225 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
48-A-2203 Class A Ervin Jay Yoder DBA: — OSWEGO, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0333 Class B Everything Pets LLC DBA: — Fort Scott, KS Exp: 12/9/2027 Active
48-A-0843 Class A Faye Teetzen DBA: — JUNCTION CITY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2270 Class A Ferman Kurtz DBA: — Oswego, KS Exp: 8/11/2028 Active
48-A-1431 Class A Gale Whitaker Christina Hillyard Brandon Hillyard DBA: Whispering Oaks Kennel Coffeyville, KS Exp: 2/20/2027 Active
48-A-2247 Class A Gary Lehman DBA: — Hutchinson, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1989 Class A Gayle Baker DBA: — MINNEAPOLIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2225 Class A Gordon W Everett Sr DBA: — MOLINE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1856 Class A Greg Allen DBA: — CENTRALIA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2238 Class A Greg Jones DBA: — PARSONS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2133 Class A Greg Pickett Amanda Pickett DBA: Pickett's Puppies Longton, KS Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
48-A-2111 Class A Hallie Ade DBA: — GYPSUM, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2144 Class A Harold Hoffman Jill Hoffman DBA: — GAS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2185 Class A Harold Hoffman Jill Hoffman DBA: — GAS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2213 Class A Harold Hoffman Jill Hoffman DBA: — GAS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0338 Class B Heart of America Game Breeders Assn DBA: — Gardner, KS Exp: 3/3/2029 Active
48-A-2266 Class A Herman Dyck DBA: — Ingalls, KS Exp: 2/16/2027 Active
48-A-1460 Class A Irene Finley DBA: — HERINGTON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1834 Class A Irene Phillips DBA: — DENNIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1279 Class A Izene Hynes DBA: — HAYS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-0840 Class A Jack Wortman Lois Wortman DBA: — MEDICINE LODGE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2086 Class A Jacob Hochstedler DBA: — HUTCHINSON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2065 Class A Jacqueline Roesener DBA: — MCDONALD, KS Exp: 8/29/2028 Active
48-B-0347 Class B Jacques L L C DBA: — LIBERAL, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2248 Class A James Stewart & Amy Owens DBA: — Pittsburg, KS Exp: 4/1/2028 Active

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.