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

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,211 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0250 Class A DARRELL GRABER — BLOOMFIELD IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0471 Class A DARRELL GRABER — BLOOMFIELD IN — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0538 Class A Darrell Miller — Arcola IL 7/22/2027 Active
32-A-0751 Class A DARRELL WAGLER — LOOGOOTEE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1165 Class A Darrin Wagler — Montgomery IN 3/2/2029 Active
32-A-0756 Class A Darrin Yoder — Topeka IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0612 Class A DARVIN JOE KNEPP — MONTGOMERY IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4386 Class A DARYL BARTZ PENNY BARTZ — MONTICELLO MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0310 Class A Daryl Bontrager Foxwood K-9 Inc. Shipshewana IN 6/20/2029 Active
42-A-0832 Class A Daryl Kendrick Mildred Kendrick — Bloomfield IA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0491 Class A Daryl Lehman — Nappanee IN — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1253 Class A Dave Ruter — SIOUX CENTER IA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0658 Class A DAVID BEILER JR — GAP PA — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1348 Class A David Davenport Sandra Davenport — CENTER RIDGE AR — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0726 Class A DAVID HOCHSTETLER — BELLE CENTER OH — Formerly Licensed
55-A-0170 Class A DAVID LEEDS — DURHAM NC — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0694 Class A DAVID MILLER — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0496 Class A DAVID PEACHEY — NEWMANSTOWN PA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1435 Class A David Yoder — KALONA IA — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0473 Class A DAVID YODER — SAINT CHARLES MN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4911 Class A DAVID ZOOK — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6137 Class A David & Denise Blackburn D & D Blackburn Kennel Jamesport MO 11/4/2028 Active
43-A-6147 Class A David & Katie Stutzman — Jamesport MO 12/5/2026 Active
43-A-6560 Class A David A Byler — Lamar MO 5/11/2027 Active
31-A-0428 Class A David A Miller — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0250 Class A — Breeder
DARRELL GRABER
BLOOMFIELD, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0471 Class A — Breeder
DARRELL GRABER
BLOOMFIELD, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0538 Class A — Breeder
Darrell Miller
Arcola, IL Exp: 7/22/2027 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

32-A-0751 Class A — Breeder
DARRELL WAGLER
LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1165 Class A — Breeder
Darrin Wagler
Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0756 Class A — Breeder
Darrin Yoder
Topeka, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2024-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0612 Class A — Breeder
DARVIN JOE KNEPP
MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2018-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-4386 Class A — Breeder
DARYL BARTZ PENNY BARTZ
MONTICELLO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0310 Class A — Breeder
Daryl Bontrager
DBA: Foxwood K-9 Inc.
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 6/20/2029 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-06-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

42-A-0832 Class A — Breeder
Daryl Kendrick Mildred Kendrick
Bloomfield, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections 1 direct
2023-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

32-A-0491 Class A — Breeder
Daryl Lehman
Nappanee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2024-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1253 Class A — Breeder
Dave Ruter
SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
17 inspections clean
2025-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 17.

23-A-0658 Class A — Breeder
DAVID BEILER JR
GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
71-A-1348 Class A — Breeder
David Davenport Sandra Davenport
CENTER RIDGE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2017-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-20 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2015-10-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0726 Class A — Breeder
DAVID HOCHSTETLER
BELLE CENTER, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
55-A-0170 Class A — Breeder
DAVID LEEDS
DURHAM, NC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-05-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-06-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0694 Class A — Breeder
DAVID MILLER
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0496 Class A — Breeder
DAVID PEACHEY
NEWMANSTOWN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1435 Class A — Breeder
David Yoder
KALONA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 1 direct
2019-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-23 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2015-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
41-A-0473 Class A — Breeder
DAVID YODER
SAINT CHARLES, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2016-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-06-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-4911 Class A — Breeder
DAVID ZOOK
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
43-A-6137 Class A — Breeder
David & Denise Blackburn
DBA: D & D Blackburn Kennel
Jamesport, MO Exp: 11/4/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-09-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

43-A-6147 Class A — Breeder
David & Katie Stutzman
Jamesport, MO Exp: 12/5/2026 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-6560 Class A — Breeder
David A Byler
Lamar, MO Exp: 5/11/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0428 Class A — Breeder
David A Miller
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2022-02-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical 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.