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
43-A-5538 Class A DONNA BYRN DBA: — GREENTOP, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5940 Class A Donna Connolly DBA: — MONETT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0590 Class A Donna Frakes DBA: — Roseville, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1300 Class A Donna Gunn DBA: Whispering Pines Kennel Cove, AR Exp: 8/9/2028 Active
48-A-1437 Class A Donna Herrmann DBA: — SABETHA, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0302 Class A DONNA JO SHIVLER DBA: — LAKELAND, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2366 Class A Donna Jones DBA: — PEGGS, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0161 Class A Donna Mechel Whitaker DBA: — Hartford, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2783 Class A Donna Patterson DBA: Dog Creek Kennel Ulman, MO Exp: 3/17/2028 Active
74-A-1457 Class A Donna Perrotta DBA: — JUSTIN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5859 Class A DONNA SCHROEDER DBA: — OZARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6260 Class A Donna Schultz DBA: Indian Creek Ranch Curryville, MO Exp: 11/3/2027 Active
73-A-1675 Class A DONNA SHORES DONNIE SHORES DBA: — COALGATE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5497 Class A Donna Taber DBA: — WASOLA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0456 Class A Donna Tobias DBA: Tobias Kennel West Point, IL Exp: 6/26/2027 Active
32-A-0555 Class A Donnie Dale Knepp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1078 Class A Donnie Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/4/2026 Active
56-A-0141 Class A DOODLES FOR YOU INC DBA: — FOUNTAIN INN, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0858 Class A DOODLES OF DUNDEE DBA: — DUNDEE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4253 Class A Dorace Burton DBA: GRACE KENNEL LEBANON, MO Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
35-A-0351 Class A DORCAS BRUBAKER DBA: — THORP, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0552 Class A Dorene Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0164 Class A Doris Dianne Baker Jones DBA: — BRILLIANT, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0048 Class A DORIS GOEBEL DBA: — HAUBSTADT, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-2497 Class A DORIS HERINGTON DBA: — BEVIER, MO 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.