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

172 results found in IL

Including 117 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
33-A-0542 Class A Philip Chupp — MCLEANSBORO IL — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0422 Class B PHILLIP MOBERLEY — VILLA PARK IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0561 Class A POMS RULE INC — WATERLOO IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0548 Class A R & L KENNEL — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0441 Class B RANDALL MAST — ATWOOD IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0524 Class A RAY CORRIGAN — MENDON IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0564 Class A Raymond Hostetler — TUSCOLA IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0599 Class A RAYMOND YUTZY — LIBERTY IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0570 Class A REUBEN MILLER — ARCOLA IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0569 Class A REUBEN HERSCHBERGER — ARTHUR IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0615 Class A Reuben L Mast — Campbell Hill IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0627 Class A River Bend Puppies LLC — Tuscola IL 11/28/2026 Active
33-A-0625 Class A Robert Mast — Campbell IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0639 Class A Rock'N V Ranch LLC — Carlyle IL 3/13/2028 Active
32-A-1033 Class A Rocky Lawn Acres LLC — Arthur IL 2/28/2029 Active
33-B-0277 Class B ROY WILBUR — TAYLORVILLE IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0558 Class A RUBY MILLER NATHAN MILLER — ARCOLA IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0603 Class A Ryan and Marcus Herschberger Designer Bernedoodles Arthur IL 10/1/2028 Active
33-B-0410 Class B Sailfin Pet Shop Inc — CHAMPAIGN IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0617 Class A Sam Gingerich — Arcola IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0629 Class A Sandra D Warren — Bridgeport IL 12/13/2026 Active
33-B-0385 Class B Sandy Wild Wildhaven Forreston IL 4/7/2027 Active
33-A-0544 Class A SARA NADLER — IUKA IL — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0642 Class A Select Exotics, Inc — Cabery IL 7/15/2028 Active
33-B-0446 Class B SPS Aquarists Inc. — Champaign IL 6/21/2027 Active
33-A-0542 Class A — Breeder
Philip Chupp
MCLEANSBORO, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-17 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2015-08-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0422 Class B — Dealer
PHILLIP MOBERLEY
VILLA PARK, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2014-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
33-A-0561 Class A — Breeder
POMS RULE INC
WATERLOO, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-03-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
33-A-0548 Class A — Breeder
R & L KENNEL
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-04-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-B-0441 Class B — Dealer
RANDALL MAST
ATWOOD, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2021-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0524 Class A — Breeder
RAY CORRIGAN
MENDON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0564 Class A — Breeder
Raymond Hostetler
TUSCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2023-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0599 Class A — Breeder
RAYMOND YUTZY
LIBERTY, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2019-11-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0570 Class A — Breeder
REUBEN MILLER
ARCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0569 Class A — Breeder
REUBEN HERSCHBERGER
ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 1 direct
2021-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-15 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2018-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-06-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0615 Class A — Breeder
Reuben L Mast
Campbell Hill, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2025-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0627 Class A — Breeder
River Bend Puppies LLC
Tuscola, IL Exp: 11/28/2026 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0625 Class A — Breeder
Robert Mast
Campbell, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0639 Class A — Breeder
Rock'N V Ranch LLC
Carlyle, IL Exp: 3/13/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1033 Class A — Breeder
Rocky Lawn Acres LLC
Arthur, IL Exp: 2/28/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-01-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0277 Class B — Dealer
ROY WILBUR
TAYLORVILLE, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2020-03-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-12-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-10-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-07-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-01-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-03-13 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

33-A-0558 Class A — Breeder
RUBY MILLER NATHAN MILLER
ARCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2021-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0603 Class A — Breeder
Ryan and Marcus Herschberger
DBA: Designer Bernedoodles
Arthur, IL Exp: 10/1/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0410 Class B — Dealer
Sailfin Pet Shop Inc
CHAMPAIGN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-05-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0617 Class A — Breeder
Sam Gingerich
Arcola, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections 1 direct
2025-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 5 non-critical PDF
2023-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0629 Class A — Breeder
Sandra D Warren
Bridgeport, IL Exp: 12/13/2026 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0385 Class B — Dealer
Sandy Wild
DBA: Wildhaven
Forreston, IL Exp: 4/7/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

33-A-0544 Class A — Breeder
SARA NADLER
IUKA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2014-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-04-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0642 Class A — Breeder
Select Exotics, Inc
Cabery, IL Exp: 7/15/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-07-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0446 Class B — Dealer
SPS Aquarists Inc.
Champaign, IL Exp: 6/21/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-20 — 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.