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-6960 Class A Samuel Borntrager Polly Borntrager DBA: BORNTRAGER KENNEL Clark, MO Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
43-A-4255 Class A Samuel Borntrager Polly Borntrager DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6955 Class A Samuel C. Yoder DBA: — Madison, MO Exp: 3/4/2029 Active
43-A-6834 Class A Samuel J and Esther J Petersheim DBA: Select Kennels Madison, MO Exp: 11/1/2026 Expired
43-A-6975 Class A Samuel J Borntrager DBA: RedBud Acres Kennel Lamar, MO Exp: 8/21/2029 Active
43-A-5566 Class A SAMUEL J. SCHWARTZ PRISCILLA P. SCHWARTZ DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6451 Class A Samuel L Borntrager DBA: Hidden Acres Kennel Lamar, MO Exp: 9/11/2027 Active
43-A-6236 Class A SAMUEL MILLER DBA: — KEYTESVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6230 Class A Samuel Miller Kathryn Miller DBA: Sunrise Kennel Clark, MO Exp: 7/28/2029 Active
43-A-4887 Class A Samuel S Beachy DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 6/21/2029 Active
43-A-4514 Class A Samuel Yoder DBA: YODER PETS MACON, MO Exp: 5/23/2029 Active
43-A-5877 Class A Sandi Shank DBA: — SALEM, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3785 Class B Sandra Blake DBA: — LOUISBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6912 Class A Sandra Wink DBA: — Pierce City, MO Exp: 12/4/2028 Active
43-A-6652 Class A Sandra Wink DBA: — Pierce City, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3515 Class B SANDY BLAKE JOHN BLAKE DBA: — LOUISBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6836 Class A Sandy Harter DBA: — Billings, MO Exp: 11/28/2026 Active
43-A-5873 Class A Sandy Harter DBA: — BILLINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5993 Class A Sandy Harter DBA: — BILLINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5970 Class A Sandy Simons DBA: — LAMAR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3409 Class A Sanford and Mary Schlabach DBA: Hedgewood Kennels Summersville, MO Exp: 8/29/2027 Active
43-A-4805 Class A SANTOS MONDRAGON DBA: — STOTTS CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6408 Class A SANTOS MONDRAGON JR DBA: — STOTTS CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5714 Class A Sara Erwin DBA: Erwin Kennel BRASHEAR, MO Exp: 6/9/2029 Active
43-A-6842 Class A Sara G Detweiler DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 1/3/2027 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.