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
34-A-0197 Class A DAVID SWOVELAND JR — HUDSONVILLE MI — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2686 Class A DAVID TERRY KYLE TERRY ERLENE TERRY — — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3085 Class A David Troyer Esther Troyer — Clark MO 2/10/2027 Active
31-A-0775 Class A David W Mast Whispering Brook puppies Baltic OH 7/12/2027 Active
31-A-0739 Class A DAVID WEAVER — DUNDEE OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0709 Class A David Weaver — MILLERSBURG OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0679 Class A David Wengerd — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0657 Class A DAVID WENGERD — MOUNT GILEAD OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0844 Class A DAVID WHETSTONE — HOWE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0826 Class A DAVID WICKEY — SPENCERVILLE IN — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2876 Class A David Wiebe — Boley OK 7/17/2027 Active
32-A-0825 Class A David Wittmer — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1021 Class A David Wittmer — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0743 Class A David Yoder — Fredericksburg OH 3/1/2028 Active
84-A-0211 Class A DAVID YODER — MONTE VISTA CO — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0468 Class A DAVID YODER — UTICA MN — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0591 Class A DAVID YODER — DUNDEE OH — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0740 Class A David Z Fisher — Felton PA 7/1/2027 Active
43-A-6423 Class A DAVID ZOOK — SEYMOUR MO — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0133 Class A DAVID ZOOK — FORT PLAIN NY — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1491 Class A DAVIDSON ENTERPRISES — DUBLIN TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6507 Class A Davis Family Doodles — NIXA MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1114 Class A Davon Hochstetler — Bristol IN — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0800 Class A Dawn Coffman Misty Trail Kennels Pocahontas AR 4/2/2029 Active
92-A-0389 Class A Dawn J Rathbun — Ontario OR 9/21/2028 Active
34-A-0197 Class A — Breeder
DAVID SWOVELAND JR
HUDSONVILLE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-09-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
73-A-2686 Class A — Breeder
DAVID TERRY KYLE TERRY ERLENE TERRY
, Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-05 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2021-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-3085 Class A — Breeder
David Troyer Esther Troyer
Clark, MO Exp: 2/10/2027 Active
17 inspections clean
2025-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 17.

31-A-0775 Class A — Breeder
David W Mast
DBA: Whispering Brook puppies
Baltic, OH Exp: 7/12/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0739 Class A — Breeder
DAVID WEAVER
DUNDEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-02-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0709 Class A — Breeder
David Weaver
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22 inspections 2 direct
2025-05-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-12-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-09-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-06-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2024-02-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 22.

31-A-0679 Class A — Breeder
David Wengerd
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2023-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0657 Class A — Breeder
DAVID WENGERD
MOUNT GILEAD, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2022-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2017-06-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

32-A-0844 Class A — Breeder
DAVID WHETSTONE
HOWE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2021-08-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-25 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0826 Class A — Breeder
DAVID WICKEY
SPENCERVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2020-02-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
73-A-2876 Class A — Breeder
David Wiebe
Boley, OK Exp: 7/17/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2024-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-06-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0825 Class A — Breeder
David Wittmer
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1021 Class A — Breeder
David Wittmer
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-12-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0743 Class A — Breeder
David Yoder
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 3/1/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-01-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
84-A-0211 Class A — Breeder
DAVID YODER
MONTE VISTA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2019-03-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
41-A-0468 Class A — Breeder
DAVID YODER
UTICA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0591 Class A — Breeder
DAVID YODER
DUNDEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2019-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0740 Class A — Breeder
David Z Fisher
Felton, PA Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-06-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6423 Class A — Breeder
DAVID ZOOK
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
21-A-0133 Class A — Breeder
DAVID ZOOK
FORT PLAIN, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
74-A-1491 Class A — Breeder
DAVIDSON ENTERPRISES
DUBLIN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6507 Class A — Breeder
Davis Family Doodles
NIXA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2024-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1114 Class A — Breeder
Davon Hochstetler
Bristol, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2024-08-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-0800 Class A — Breeder
Dawn Coffman
DBA: Misty Trail Kennels
Pocahontas, AR Exp: 4/2/2029 Active
16 inspections clean
2026-03-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-16 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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92-A-0389 Class A — Breeder
Dawn J Rathbun
Ontario, OR Exp: 9/21/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.