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

549 results found in IA

Including 384 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-B-0345 Class B De Wayne Connolly Connolly Zoological Farm Wapello IA 5/15/2029 Active
42-B-0018 Class B DE WAYNE CONNOLLY — WAPELLO IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1535 Class A DeeAnn Chaplin — ACKLEY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1418 Class A Deloris Spire — BEDFORD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1285 Class A Denise Krogmeier Chalk Ridge Kennel Fort Madison IA 4/24/2027 Active
42-A-0331 Class A DENNIS VAN WYK DONNA VAN WYK — NEW SHARON IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1510 Class A Derek Larson — AMES IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1118 Class A Diane Huseman — CLARINDA IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1011 Class A DIANE SANDS — DELHI IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1592 Class A DJ Cobler Melissa Cobler Back Road Soul Puppies Moravia IA 3/21/2028 Active
42-A-0487 Class A DONALD CONRAD — KEOTA IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1120 Class A Doug Kuhl Sue Kuhl — VAIL IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1716 Class A Duane Bontrager — Kalona IA 8/2/2029 Active
42-A-1539 Class A Dustan Wellman — Donnellson IA 7/11/2027 Active
42-A-1396 Class A Dustin Westercamp Jill Westercamp — FARMINGTON IA 12/22/2028 Active
46-A-0434 Class A Dustin Beyer — Hudson IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1622 Class A DWAYNE YODER — DRAKESVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0090 Class B Ed Van Doorn — BARNES CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1596 Class A Eddie and Rosemary Gingerich E and R Bulldogs Bloomfield IA 4/23/2027 Active
42-A-1651 Class A Edwin Burkholder Lucille Burkholder — RICEVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1696 Class A Edwin S Gingerich — Seymour IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1634 Class A ELDON MAST — BLOOMFIELD IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0315 Class B ELI GINGERICH EDNA GINGERICH — DRAKESVILLE IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1702 Class A Eli H Mast — Drakesville IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1548 Class A Eli Mullett — CANTRIL IA — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0345 Class B — Dealer
De Wayne Connolly
DBA: Connolly Zoological Farm
Wapello, IA Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-05-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-B-0018 Class B — Dealer
DE WAYNE CONNOLLY
WAPELLO, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-1535 Class A — Breeder
DeeAnn Chaplin
ACKLEY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2019-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1418 Class A — Breeder
Deloris Spire
BEDFORD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2016-06-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-04-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
7 non-critical PDF
42-A-1285 Class A — Breeder
Denise Krogmeier
DBA: Chalk Ridge Kennel
Fort Madison, IA Exp: 4/24/2027 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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42-A-0331 Class A — Breeder
DENNIS VAN WYK DONNA VAN WYK
NEW SHARON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
30 inspections 1 direct
2025-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2023-01-12 — UNKNOWN
6 non-critical PDF
2022-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1510 Class A — Breeder
Derek Larson
AMES, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1118 Class A — Breeder
Diane Huseman
CLARINDA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1011 Class A — Breeder
DIANE SANDS
DELHI, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2020-12-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-12-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-11-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-07-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

42-A-1592 Class A — Breeder
DJ Cobler Melissa Cobler
DBA: Back Road Soul Puppies
Moravia, IA Exp: 3/21/2028 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

42-A-0487 Class A — Breeder
DONALD CONRAD
KEOTA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections 1 direct
2022-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2015-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

42-A-1120 Class A — Breeder
Doug Kuhl Sue Kuhl
VAIL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2023-03-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-03-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

42-A-1716 Class A — Breeder
Duane Bontrager
Kalona, IA Exp: 8/2/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1539 Class A — Breeder
Dustan Wellman
Donnellson, IA Exp: 7/11/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1396 Class A — Breeder
Dustin Westercamp Jill Westercamp
FARMINGTON, IA Exp: 12/22/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-09-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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46-A-0434 Class A — Breeder
Dustin Beyer
Hudson, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1622 Class A — Breeder
DWAYNE YODER
DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-B-0090 Class B — Dealer
Ed Van Doorn
BARNES CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
15 inspections 1 critical
2024-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2023-09-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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42-A-1596 Class A — Breeder
Eddie and Rosemary Gingerich
DBA: E and R Bulldogs
Bloomfield, IA Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
42-A-1651 Class A — Breeder
Edwin Burkholder Lucille Burkholder
RICEVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2022-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
8 non-critical PDF
2022-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
6 non-critical PDF
2021-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-12-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1696 Class A — Breeder
Edwin S Gingerich
Seymour, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2023-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1634 Class A — Breeder
ELDON MAST
BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-07 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-27 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-B-0315 Class B — Dealer
ELI GINGERICH EDNA GINGERICH
DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2022-05-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1702 Class A — Breeder
Eli H Mast
Drakesville, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1548 Class A — Breeder
Eli Mullett
CANTRIL, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 1 direct
2018-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-26 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2018-02-12 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-12-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-08-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #3
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.