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

123 results found in MI

Including 84 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
34-A-0204 Class A RISHI DWIVEDI DBA: — CANTON, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0207 Class A ROBERT DE JONGE DBA: — ZEELAND, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0211 Class A RON KOOIENGA DBA: — HUDSONVILLE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0230 Class B Saginaw Tropical Animals LLC DBA: — SAGINAW, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0229 Class A SAMUEL LAMBRIGHT DBA: — BLOOMINGDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0257 Class A Samzs Homestead LLC DBA: — Camden, MI Exp: 1/15/2029 Active
32-A-1032 Class A Samzs LLC DBA: — Camden, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0199 Class A SARAH COOKE DBA: — ADA, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0215 Class B Shawn Zielke DBA: — IONIA, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0229 Class B Shawn Zielke DBA: — IONIA, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0236 Class A Simon Brenneman Rosie Brenneman DBA: — Stanwood, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0247 Class B Slothboss Inc DBA: — Saginaw, MI Exp: 12/23/2028 Active
34-A-0242 Class A Steven M Zehr DBA: — HILLSDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0193 Class A SUGGIES R US DBA: — FLINT, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0994 Class A Sunny Creek Farms DBA: — Reading, MI Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
34-B-0251 Class B Susan Ungrey DBA: — Rockford, MI Exp: 4/2/2027 Active
34-B-0253 Class B Todd Cotterman DBA: — Oakland, MI Exp: 4/12/2027 Active
34-A-0222 Class A TRESSIE BONTRAGER DBA: — STURGIS, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0240 Class B Tropic Cove LLC DBA: — Petoskey, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-B-0248 Class B Wendy Butcher DBA: — Mount Pleasant, MI Exp: 3/21/2029 Active
32-B-0274 Class B Whitetails Ranch, LLC DBA: — Hesperia, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0250 Class A Woodside Pets LLC DBA: — Centreville, MI Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
34-B-0225 Class B Zachery Keeler DBA: — Temperance, MI 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.