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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,235 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0455 Class A Daniel Shirk DBA: — Shelby, OH Exp: 4/11/2027 Active
32-A-0935 Class A Daniel T Fisher DBA: — Cambridge City, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0755 Class A DANIEL TROYER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0895 Class A Daniel Weaver DBA: Adorable Pups LLC Dundee, OH Exp: 2/23/2028 Active
31-A-0778 Class A Daniel Wengerd DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0481 Class A DANIEL WENGERD ABE YODER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0785 Class A Daniel Wickey DBA: — Berne, IN Exp: 8/2/2027 Active
32-A-0699 Class A Daniel Wingard DBA: — BRISTOL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5962 Class A Daniel Yoder DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5918 Class A Daniel Yoder DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0582 Class A DANIEL YODER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0461 Class A DANIEL YODER DBA: — CASHTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6472 Class A Danielle Beeson DBA: — CASSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
86-A-0086 Class A Danielle Gnidziejko DBA: — LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-A-0394 Class A Danielle Manire DBA: — Tillamook, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1751 Class A Danielle Pieper DBA: Piepers pups Sioux Center, IA Exp: 8/6/2029 Active
48-A-2026 Class A Dannie Bahm DBA: — SCOTT CITY, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5923 Class A Danny Hull DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6051 Class A Danny Hull DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6165 Class A Danny Bailey DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6838 Class A Danny Graven DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0414 Class A Danny Hostetler DBA: — BUTLER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2226 Class A Danny Kinnamon DBA: — INDEPENDENCE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0855 Class A Danny L. Miller DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1495 Class A Danny Melton DBA: — LIPAN, TX 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.