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

1,865 results found (Class B)

Including 1,251 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-B-0230 Class B Puppy Lodge LLC DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
43-B-3796 Class B PUPPY SMART DBA: — JOPLIN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0085 Class B Puppy Smart LLC DBA: — Mays Landing, NJ Exp: 7/22/2029 Active
58-B-0675 Class B Puppy Therapy LLC DBA: — Miami, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0245 Class B PUPPYGRAM LLC DBA: — KOKOMO, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0087 Class B PuppySpot Group, LLC DBA: — Nutley, NJ Exp: 7/8/2027 Active
58-B-0618 Class B PuppySpot Group, LLC DBA: — HOLLYWOOD, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0169 Class B PUPS TO GO L L C DBA: — PORTSMOUTH, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0846 Class B Pura Sanguine LLC DBA: — Angleton, TX Exp: 6/2/2029 Active
58-B-0676 Class B PUREBRED FL LLC DBA: — HOLLYWOOD, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
50-B-0020 Class B Purebred LLC DBA: — New Castle, DE Exp: 5/27/2027 Active
31-B-0197 Class B Q Test, Ltd DBA: — Columbus, OH Exp: 5/13/2027 Active
43-B-3774 Class B QD Kennels LLC DBA: Towerhill Cattery LLC Frankford, MO Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
31-B-0168 Class B QUAIL CREEK KENNEL LLC DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0410 Class B Quality Bioresources, Inc. DBA: — Seguin, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
73-B-1814 Class B QUALITY PETS INC. DBA: — OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
93-B-0205 Class B Quality Pets of California Inc. DBA: — GARDENA, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3842 Class B Quinn LLC DBA: — Falcon, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0235 Class B Quirky Quills Hedgehogs LLC DBA: — Batavia, OH Exp: 4/16/2027 Active
84-B-0138 Class B R B Enterprises Inc. DBA: Scaled N Tails Colorado Springs, CO Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
84-B-0124 Class B R B ENTERPRISES INC. DBA: — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
63-B-0168 Class B R B Vandergriff DBA: — WHITWELL, TN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0036 Class B R PIERCE ONTHANK DBA: — WILTON, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0242 Class B R&D System Inc DBA: — Minneapolis, MN Exp: 8/29/2027 Active
31-B-0195 Class B R&R Chinchilla Inc DBA: — Jenera, OH Exp: 3/14/2028 Active

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.