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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,235 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
93-A-0223 Class A DEBORA HEISER DBA: — RIO LINDA, CA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2950 Class A Deborah Allen Nelson Allen DBA: — URBANA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2727 Class A Deborah Anders DBA: — HARRAH, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2770 Class A Deborah Anders DBA: — HARRAH, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1614 Class A Deborah Anderson DBA: — MIAMI, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
57-A-0208 Class A DEBORAH BROWN DBA: — SNELLVILLE, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0526 Class A Deborah Goracke DBA: — TECUMSEH, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2726 Class A DEBORAH HERRINGTON DBA: — EUCHA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5542 Class A DEBORAH MACE DBA: — EDGAR SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2003 Class A Deborah Snyder & Doug Smoot DBA: — Clifton, KS Exp: 5/22/2029 Active
43-A-3278 Class A Deborah Warren DBA: Misty Dew Kennels Pierce City, MO Exp: 1/25/2029 Active
43-A-6257 Class A Debra and Rex Hopkins DBA: — POPLAR BLUFF, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1390 Class A Debra Buchanan DBA: — QUINLAN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2279 Class A DEBRA CRENSHAW DBA: — ADAMSON, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-A-0383 Class A Debra Dick DBA: Columbia Breeze Astoria, OR Exp: 1/6/2027 Active
43-A-4742 Class A Debra McCoy DBA: — BRIGHTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2386 Class A DEBRA MURRELL DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6000 Class A DEBRA RITTER DBA: — CURRYVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2333 Class A Debra Robison DBA: — Buffalo, OK Exp: 3/9/2028 Active
43-A-6039 Class A Debra Shine DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 2/26/2027 Active
43-A-5583 Class A DEBRA SHINE Arnold Shine DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0760 Class A DEBRA SIEVERS JONES PETER ORNELAS DBA: — CHESTERTON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0674 Class A DEBRA STRAGAN DBA: — CANTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1398 Class A Debra Tignor DBA: — Sayre, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5765 Class A Dee Cowan DBA: — ORONOGO, MO Exp: 5/23/2028 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.