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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

119 results found in NE

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
47-A-0168 Class A Ronald Vlasin Elaine Vlasin — CRETE NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0603 Class A Sandhills Puppy Paws — NEWPORT NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0598 Class A Sarah Hand — FREMONT NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0623 Class A Sarah Harms — NEBRASKA CITY NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0600 Class A Sarah Harms — NEBRASKA CITY NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0644 Class A Scott D Greger — Cedar Rapids NE 8/14/2028 Active
47-A-0627 Class A SHAWNA DODDS — GOTHENBURG NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0643 Class A Sherry Schab — Bellevue NE 4/4/2028 Active
47-A-0316 Class A Sheryl Tietz — BANCROFT NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0502 Class A Sue Stromer — Ericson NE 3/16/2027 Active
47-A-0626 Class A Tara Herman — ALLIANCE NE — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0106 Class B Tori Hurst — SIDNEY NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0637 Class A Valerie Anderson — MILLS NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0629 Class A Valerie Anderson — MILLS NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0518 Class A Vicki Deseive — ATKINSON NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0462 Class A Vicki Hewitt — ALDA NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0568 Class A Wanda Johnson — DONIPHAN NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0477 Class A William and Pamela Fattig B & P Companions Gothenburg NE 7/9/2027 Active
47-A-0621 Class A WOITA RANCH JAPANESE CHINS L L C — ATKINSON NE — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0168 Class A — Breeder
Ronald Vlasin Elaine Vlasin
CRETE, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2020-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
47-A-0603 Class A — Breeder
Sandhills Puppy Paws
NEWPORT, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2025-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

47-A-0598 Class A — Breeder
Sarah Hand
FREMONT, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2022-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

47-A-0623 Class A — Breeder
Sarah Harms
NEBRASKA CITY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-23 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
47-A-0600 Class A — Breeder
Sarah Harms
NEBRASKA CITY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2016-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0644 Class A — Breeder
Scott D Greger
Cedar Rapids, NE Exp: 8/14/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0627 Class A — Breeder
SHAWNA DODDS
GOTHENBURG, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
47-A-0643 Class A — Breeder
Sherry Schab
Bellevue, NE Exp: 4/4/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0316 Class A — Breeder
Sheryl Tietz
BANCROFT, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections 3 direct
2014-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2014-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 8 non-critical PDF
2014-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
8 non-critical PDF
2014-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 non-critical PDF
47-A-0502 Class A — Breeder
Sue Stromer
Ericson, NE Exp: 3/16/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

47-A-0626 Class A — Breeder
Tara Herman
ALLIANCE, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-03-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
47-B-0106 Class B — Dealer
Tori Hurst
SIDNEY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-11-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
47-A-0637 Class A — Breeder
Valerie Anderson
MILLS, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0629 Class A — Breeder
Valerie Anderson
MILLS, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
47-A-0518 Class A — Breeder
Vicki Deseive
ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections clean
2023-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

47-A-0462 Class A — Breeder
Vicki Hewitt
ALDA, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2014-11-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-11-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
47-A-0568 Class A — Breeder
Wanda Johnson
DONIPHAN, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections 1 direct
2023-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

47-A-0477 Class A — Breeder
William and Pamela Fattig
DBA: B & P Companions
Gothenburg, NE Exp: 7/9/2027 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

47-A-0621 Class A — Breeder
WOITA RANCH JAPANESE CHINS L L C
ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2019-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.