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

172 results found in IL

Including 118 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
33-B-0192 Class B STEPHEN E GRUNINGER DBA: — BLOOMINGDALE, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0437 Class B STEPHEN MILLER DBA: — ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0547 Class A STEVE FARMWALD LEONA FARMWALD DBA: — SULLIVAN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0328 Class B Steven Fox DBA: SF Pet Supply Wholesale Chana, IL Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
33-B-0433 Class B SUBURBAN VENTURES INC DBA: — PLAINFIELD, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0628 Class A Sunset Pawbabies DBA: — Sullivan, IL Exp: 11/30/2026 Active
33-A-0598 Class A TERRY WALTERS DBA: — ELDRED, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0427 Class B Teske Pet And Garden Center DBA: — MOLINE, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0429 Class B The Animal Store, Inc. DBA: — Lincolnwood, IL Exp: 11/21/2028 Active
33-B-0435 Class B Thomas Edmonds DBA: — WEST UNION, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0631 Class A Todd and Lisa Stroud DBA: — Bartonville, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0575 Class A Veronica Williams DBA: — LA SALLE, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0007 Class A VICKIE UPTON DBA: — SPRINGERTON, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0515 Class A Victor Graber DBA: — SULLIVAN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0441 Class A Victoria Jester DBA: — WEST CHICAGO, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0614 Class A Wagging Tails LLC DBA: — Ava, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0587 Class A Wayne Chupp Verlin Chupp Kenny Chupp DBA: — TUSCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0572 Class A WILBUR SCHROCK DBA: — ARCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0568 Class A Willard Helmuth DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 5/16/2027 Active
33-A-0545 Class A Willard Schrock Rosanna Schrock DBA: — ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0308 Class B WILSON PET SUPPLY DBA: — HANOVER PARK, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0439 Class B Yvonne Dahnke Douglas Dahnke DBA: Dahnkes Pine Patch Martinsville, IL Exp: 9/7/2028 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.