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
43-A-6667 Class A David E Troyer — Licking MO — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0547 Class A David E Zimmerman — Throp WI 2/18/2029 Active
43-A-5614 Class A DAVID E. JOHNSON — NEWBURG MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6134 Class A DAVID FARNSWORTH SHANNON FARNSWORTH — MANSFIELD MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3142 Class A DAVID FICKESS MARY FICKESS — COWGILL MO — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2556 Class A David Flanders Becky Flanders — SOUTH COFFEYVILLE OK — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6084 Class A David Gingerich — JAMESPORT MO — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0514 Class A David Gingerich — Readstown WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0365 Class A David Graber — ODON IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0401 Class A DAVID GRABER — ODON IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0721 Class A DAVID GRABER — ODON IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0275 Class A DAVID GRABER KATHERINE GRABER — LOOGOOTEE IN — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1093 Class A David Grove Glenda Grove Eric Grove Adam Grove — UNIONVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5853 Class A David Gunter — West Plains MO 4/7/2028 Active
31-A-0415 Class A David H. Miller — Stonecreek OH 8/17/2027 Active
43-A-5953 Class A David Harris — PORTLAND MO — Formerly Licensed
34-A-0221 Class A David Hershberger — Kaleva MI 3/13/2028 Active
42-A-1625 Class A DAVID HERSHBERGER — EDGEWOOD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1429 Class A DAVID HORNING — — Formerly Licensed
63-A-0201 Class A David House MidSouth Puppies / MidSouth Savannahs Somerville TN 10/18/2028 Active
43-A-6949 Class A David HP Hilty — Seymour MO 2/2/2029 Active
32-A-0784 Class A David I Wickey — Berne IN 8/30/2028 Active
32-A-0397 Class A David I. Glick — WILLIAMSBURG IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6970 Class A David J Borntreger — Princeton MO 6/29/2029 Active
23-A-0745 Class A David J Fisher — stratsburg PA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6667 Class A — Breeder
David E Troyer
Licking, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0547 Class A — Breeder
David E Zimmerman
Throp, WI Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-02-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5614 Class A — Breeder
DAVID E. JOHNSON
NEWBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-01-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-6134 Class A — Breeder
DAVID FARNSWORTH SHANNON FARNSWORTH
MANSFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2016-09-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
43-A-3142 Class A — Breeder
DAVID FICKESS MARY FICKESS
COWGILL, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2556 Class A — Breeder
David Flanders Becky Flanders
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-10-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6084 Class A — Breeder
David Gingerich
JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0514 Class A — Breeder
David Gingerich
Readstown, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0365 Class A — Breeder
David Graber
ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-06 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
32-A-0401 Class A — Breeder
DAVID GRABER
ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2021-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-16 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
32-A-0721 Class A — Breeder
DAVID GRABER
ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2024-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0275 Class A — Breeder
DAVID GRABER KATHERINE GRABER
LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1093 Class A — Breeder
David Grove Glenda Grove Eric Grove Adam Grove
UNIONVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
15 inspections 2 direct
2023-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-10-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2021-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2019-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-16 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 15.

43-A-5853 Class A — Breeder
David Gunter
West Plains, MO Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
14 inspections clean
2025-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

31-A-0415 Class A — Breeder
David H. Miller
Stonecreek, OH Exp: 8/17/2027 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-12-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-15 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

43-A-5953 Class A — Breeder
David Harris
PORTLAND, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-04-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
34-A-0221 Class A — Breeder
David Hershberger
Kaleva, MI Exp: 3/13/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-02-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2019-03-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1625 Class A — Breeder
DAVID HERSHBERGER
EDGEWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1429 Class A — Breeder
DAVID HORNING
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16 inspections 3 direct
2023-03-02 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-02 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2022-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-22 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 16.

63-A-0201 Class A — Breeder
David House
DBA: MidSouth Puppies / MidSouth Savannahs
Somerville, TN Exp: 10/18/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-09-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6949 Class A — Breeder
David HP Hilty
Seymour, MO Exp: 2/2/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0784 Class A — Breeder
David I Wickey
Berne, IN Exp: 8/30/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-08-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0397 Class A — Breeder
David I. Glick
WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-6970 Class A — Breeder
David J Borntreger
Princeton, MO Exp: 6/29/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-06-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0745 Class A — Breeder
David J Fisher
stratsburg, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
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.