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
74-A-1102 Class A Devin Jones DBA: — MANVEL, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2243 Class A Devin Spears DBA: — Osborne, KS Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
32-A-0925 Class A Devon & Silvia Beechy DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 1/5/2028 Active
32-A-0743 Class A DEVON BONTRAGER DBA: — MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1039 Class A Devon L Yoder DBA: — TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2211 Class A DEVON LONGENECKER DBA: — QUINTER, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5825 Class A Devon Schlabach DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5928 Class A Devon Schlabach DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0393 Class A DEVON SCHROCK DBA: — MIDDLEBURY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0426 Class A Devon Stutzman DBA: Woodland Family Pets Ligonier, IN Exp: 8/12/2028 Active
32-A-0430 Class A Devon Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
43-A-6234 Class A DEVON YODER DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5817 Class A Devonna Francis DBA: — Stoutland, MO Exp: 5/28/2028 Active
32-A-0508 Class A DEWAYNE WAGLER JOSEPHINE WAGLER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0660 Class A Dewayne Mishler DBA: Creekside Kennel Topeka, IN Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
46-A-0368 Class A DEWAYNE PETERSON ANDREA PETERSON DBA: — BRISTOL, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0884 Class A Dewayne Schmucker DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: 7/26/2027 Active
32-A-0676 Class A Dewayne Yoder DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0399 Class A DG Avian Exotics LLC DBA: — Hialeah, FL Exp: 6/4/2027 Active
32-A-1040 Class A Diamond Doggies LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0898 Class A Diamond Doodles DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
71-A-1454 Class A Diamond T Legacy Kennel LLC DBA: — Brockwell, AR Exp: 10/20/2029 Active —
46-A-0330 Class A DIAN DOBLAR JOHN DOBLAR DBA: — MADISON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1482 Class A Diana Dames DBA: — CORPUS CHRISTI, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0421 Class A DIANA BONI DBA: — OKATON, SD 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.