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
43-A-6200 Class A David Borntrager DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 5/4/2028 Active
21-A-0192 Class A David Brown DBA: — FORESTPORT, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0738 Class A David Burkholder DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0327 Class A DAVID C TROYER DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6794 Class A David Calhoun DBA: — Macomb, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
91-A-0143 Class A David Charles Blashill DBA: — Oak Harbor, WA Exp: 3/15/2027 Active
33-A-0611 Class A David Chupp DBA: — ARCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1420 Class A David Cline Joane Cline DBA: — SULLY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1367 Class A DAVID COBB JUDY COBB DBA: — FERTILE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0870 Class A David D Byler DBA: Wills Creek Canine Quaker City, OH Exp: 7/14/2027 Active
31-A-0865 Class A David D Yoder DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 6/22/2027 Active
31-A-0179 Class A David D Yoder DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6664 Class A David D. Troyer DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 4/20/2028 Active
41-A-0488 Class A DAVID D. YODER JR. DBA: — UTICA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1586 Class A David E Lee DBA: — Cincinnati, IA Exp: 11/15/2026 Active
31-A-0592 Class A David E Miller DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 4/27/2029 Active
35-A-0396 Class A David E Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
31-A-0489 Class A David E Miller DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6667 Class A David E Troyer DBA: — Licking, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0547 Class A David E Zimmerman DBA: — Throp, WI Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
43-A-5614 Class A DAVID E. JOHNSON DBA: — NEWBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6134 Class A DAVID FARNSWORTH SHANNON FARNSWORTH DBA: — MANSFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3142 Class A DAVID FICKESS MARY FICKESS DBA: — COWGILL, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2556 Class A David Flanders Becky Flanders DBA: — SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6084 Class A David Gingerich DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO 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.