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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0572 Class A Daniel Kemp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 9/20/2028 Active
32-A-0504 Class A DANIEL KING DBA: — GREENS FORK, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0815 Class A DANIEL LAMBRIGHT DBA: — WOLCOTTVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0903 Class A Daniel Lapp DBA: Sunny View Puppies Williamsburg, IN Exp: 10/12/2027 Active
32-A-1100 Class A Daniel Lengacher DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0701 Class A DANIEL MILLER DBA: — LIGONIER, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0971 Class A Daniel Miller Ruby Miller DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0547 Class A DANIEL SHANE DIVINE DBA: — KINGMAN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0935 Class A Daniel T Fisher DBA: — Cambridge City, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0785 Class A Daniel Wickey DBA: — Berne, IN Exp: 8/2/2027 Active
32-A-0699 Class A Daniel Wingard DBA: — BRISTOL, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0532 Class A Darin Miller DBA: — Milford, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0364 Class A Darrel Wagler DBA: M & D Kennel Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/5/2029 Active
32-A-0250 Class A DARRELL GRABER DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0471 Class A DARRELL GRABER DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0751 Class A DARRELL WAGLER DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1165 Class A Darrin Wagler DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
32-A-0756 Class A Darrin Yoder DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0612 Class A DARVIN JOE KNEPP DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0310 Class A Daryl Bontrager DBA: Foxwood K-9 Inc. Shipshewana, IN Exp: 6/20/2029 Active
32-A-0491 Class A Daryl Lehman DBA: — Nappanee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0365 Class A David Graber DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0401 Class A DAVID GRABER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0721 Class A DAVID GRABER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0275 Class A DAVID GRABER KATHERINE GRABER DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN 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.