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-6004 Class A RON HUGHES DBA: — WILLIAMSTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4833 Class A RON HUGHES DBA: — WILLIAMSTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4050 Class A RON PAYNE DEBBIE PAYNE DBA: — DONIPHAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6877 Class A Ronald Beauford DBA: — Puxico, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3876 Class A RONALD BEAUFORD PEGGY BEAUFORD RODNEY BEAUFORD DBA: — PUXICO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3670 Class B Ronnie Sipp DBA: — VALLES MINES, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5401 Class A Rosalie Claxton DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6490 Class A Roscot Painted Acres Inc. DBA: — New Franklin, MO Exp: 1/29/2027 Active
43-A-4368 Class A ROSE DUNN DBA: — WELLSVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6823 Class A Rose Troyer DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 9/23/2029 Active
43-A-4668 Class A Rosemary Wood DBA: — Brashear, MO Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
43-A-1563 Class A Rosilee McNair Collins DBA: — Shell Knob, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5666 Class A ROUTE 66 ENGLISH BULLDOGS DBA: — STRAFFORD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4136 Class A ROY D. LAMBERT DBA: — MIDDLE BROOK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6787 Class A Roy's Ultimate Kennels, LLC DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5736 Class A ROYAL C. KELLER DBA: — COLE CAMP, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6613 Class A Royal Heritage Kennel, LLC DBA: — Hartville, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4064 Class A Ruben and Eva Mae Rissler DBA: — BARNETT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6001 Class A Ruben Duncan DBA: — IBERIA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6108 Class A Ruby Mast Andy Mast DBA: — BOGARD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6456 Class A Rudy Gingerich DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6888 Class A Rudy N Schwartz DBA: — LaPlata, MO Exp: 10/10/2027 Active
43-A-6813 Class A Russow Ranch LLC DBA: — ODESSA, MO Exp: 7/5/2029 Active
43-A-6323 Class A Russow Ranch LLC DBA: — ODESSA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6079 Class A Rusty and Kim Hodges DBA: SHALLOW CREEK FARM Plato, MO Exp: 5/13/2028 Active

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.