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

807 results found in OH

Including 530 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0425 Class A Bert Miller — SHREVE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0161 Class B Best Exotics LLC — MEDWAY OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0774 Class A Betty J Mast Hickory Hill Kennel Millersburg OH 6/24/2029 Active
31-A-0569 Class A Betty Yoder Horizon Puppies Millersburg OH 2/2/2027 Active
31-A-0950 Class A Blossom Valley Pups — Alexandria OH 11/4/2028 Active
31-A-1008 Class A Blue Sky Kennel — Baltic OH 9/13/2027 Active
31-A-0818 Class A Bonding Bundle Pups — Alexandria OH 3/5/2027 Active
31-A-0727 Class A BRANDI SPAULDING — NORTH CANTON OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0986 Class A Breezy Knoll Belgian, LLC — Fredricktown OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0835 Class A Breezy Ridge Puppies — Alexandria OH 3/30/2028 Active
31-A-0832 Class A BUCKEYE CHINCHILLA — LOUISVILLE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1041 Class A Buckeye Elite Pets — Berlin OH 5/6/2029 Active
31-A-0523 Class A CANDY ROCK KENNEL — BERLIN HEIGHTS OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1007 Class A Cataristocrat Cattery LLC — Ashland OH 9/9/2027 Active
31-A-0840 Class A Cherry Valley Pups — Alexandria OH 9/17/2029 Active
31-A-0798 Class A CHERYL KINDER — E PALESTINE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0920 Class A Chester Nisley — Fredericksburg OH — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0243 Class B Chloe Arbuckle — Laura OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0401 Class A Christ A Yoder Pond Lane Pets Fresno OH 12/15/2026 Active
31-A-0605 Class A CHRISTA STARK — WASHINGTONVILLE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0782 Class A CHRISTIAN YODER — PORT WASHINGTON OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0748 Class A Christina Hershberger — West Union OH 4/9/2027 Active
31-B-0090 Class B CHRISTINE SIPE — FLETCHER OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0701 Class A Cindy J Yoder — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0586 Class A CLARA RABER — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0425 Class A — Breeder
Bert Miller
SHREVE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2022-03-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-01-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-B-0161 Class B — Dealer
Best Exotics LLC
MEDWAY, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-05-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0774 Class A — Breeder
Betty J Mast
DBA: Hickory Hill Kennel
Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/24/2029 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-05-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-12-11 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-04-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0569 Class A — Breeder
Betty Yoder
DBA: Horizon Puppies
Millersburg, OH Exp: 2/2/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2024-02-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0950 Class A — Breeder
Blossom Valley Pups
Alexandria, OH Exp: 11/4/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1008 Class A — Breeder
Blue Sky Kennel
Baltic, OH Exp: 9/13/2027 Active
1 inspection clean
2024-09-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0818 Class A — Breeder
Bonding Bundle Pups
Alexandria, OH Exp: 3/5/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0727 Class A — Breeder
BRANDI SPAULDING
NORTH CANTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2020-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0986 Class A — Breeder
Breezy Knoll Belgian, LLC
Fredricktown, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0835 Class A — Breeder
Breezy Ridge Puppies
Alexandria, OH Exp: 3/30/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0832 Class A — Breeder
BUCKEYE CHINCHILLA
LOUISVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-1041 Class A — Breeder
Buckeye Elite Pets
Berlin, OH Exp: 5/6/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0523 Class A — Breeder
CANDY ROCK KENNEL
BERLIN HEIGHTS, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-1007 Class A — Breeder
Cataristocrat Cattery LLC
Ashland, OH Exp: 9/9/2027 Active
1 inspection clean
2024-09-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0840 Class A — Breeder
Cherry Valley Pups
Alexandria, OH Exp: 9/17/2029 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-06-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-12-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0798 Class A — Breeder
CHERYL KINDER
E PALESTINE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-10-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0920 Class A — Breeder
Chester Nisley
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2026-01-12 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2025-08-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-05-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-24 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0243 Class B — Dealer
Chloe Arbuckle
Laura, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2026-02-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-12-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-11-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-06-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0401 Class A — Breeder
Christ A Yoder
DBA: Pond Lane Pets
Fresno, OH Exp: 12/15/2026 Active
14 inspections clean
2025-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

31-A-0605 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTA STARK
WASHINGTONVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0782 Class A — Breeder
CHRISTIAN YODER
PORT WASHINGTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-07-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0748 Class A — Breeder
Christina Hershberger
West Union, OH Exp: 4/9/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2024-04-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-10-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0090 Class B — Dealer
CHRISTINE SIPE
FLETCHER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0701 Class A — Breeder
Cindy J Yoder
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2025-11-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-11-17 — UNKNOWN
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0586 Class A — Breeder
CLARA RABER
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2019-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-24 — 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.