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

1,882 results found in MO

Including 1,160 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-3094 Class A Renea Culler DBA: Culler Kennel Shelbyville, MO Exp: 2/16/2028 Active
43-A-6915 Class A Renee L. Scarcelli DBA: Cattitude Caulfield, MO Exp: 5/23/2028 Active
43-B-3745 Class B Renee Rae Ken Schroader DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3117 Class A RENNIE WASHAUSEN DBA: — SALEM, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5688 Class A Reuben Crandall, Stacy Crandall DBA: — STARK CITY, MO Exp: 12/15/2028 Active
43-A-6107 Class A Reuben Yutzy DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5943 Class A Rex and Sandra Walker DBA: — Tunas, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5682 Class A Rex and Sandra Walker DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5925 Class A Rhoda Detweiler Stephen Detweiler DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3613 Class B RHONDA GEAR DBA: — GALT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5914 Class A Rhonda Haden DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-6346 Class A Rhonda Pope DBA: Pope Kennel Freeburg, MO Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-2754 Class A Rhonda Wiggins DBA: Wiggins Kennel Trenton, MO Exp: 1/7/2028 Active
43-A-6060 Class A Richard and Candice (Cristy) Hume DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-0236 Class A RICHARD DODSON MARGARET DODSON DBA: — WENTWORTH, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5255 Class A Richard Hatton DBA: — PARIS, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-3783 Class A Richard Hoffman DBA: HOFFMANS KENNEL FREEBURG, MO Exp: 1/22/2029 Active
43-A-5894 Class A Richard Hunter DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2755 Class A RICHARD WILLIAMS ROSA WILLIAMS DBA: — GRANT CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5457 Class A Rick & Shelly Kuhn DBA: R S D Kennel Hartville, MO Exp: 1/20/2028 Active
43-A-3283 Class A RICK MILLER SHANE MILLER DBA: — EWING, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-0737 Class A RICK VAUGHN LAURA VAUGHN DBA: — SOUTH GREENFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6655 Class A Ridge Road Farms, LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6713 Class A Riley Collins Braden Branstetter Retta Collins DBA: — Dora, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6653 Class A Riley Mack Kennel LLC DBA: — Monett, 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.