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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

894 results found in IN

Including 485 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0224 Class A David J Wagler DJW Kennels Odon IN 11/13/2027 Active
32-A-0398 Class A DAVID LAPP — GREENS FORK IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0535 Class A David Lee Lapp — Hagerstown IN 1/15/2029 Active
32-A-1164 Class A David Lynn Bontrager — Shipshewana IN 3/2/2029 Active
32-A-0964 Class A David Lynn Bontrager — Shipshewana IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0270 Class A DAVID MILLER — TOPEKA IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0881 Class A David N Stoll — Odon IN 7/8/2027 Active
32-A-1092 Class A David Otto — Ligonier IN 4/3/2027 Active
32-A-1050 Class A David R Miller — Kokomo IN 5/17/2029 Active
32-A-1028 Class A David Ray Knepp — Odon IN 1/23/2029 Active
32-A-0791 Class A David Stutzman — Berne IN 9/26/2027 Active
32-A-0844 Class A DAVID WHETSTONE — HOWE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0826 Class A DAVID WICKEY — SPENCERVILLE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0825 Class A David Wittmer — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0265 Class B David Wittmer — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1021 Class A David Wittmer — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1114 Class A Davon Hochstetler — Bristol IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0533 Class A Dawsons Pets — NEW PARIS IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0733 Class A Daystar Puppies LLC — Loogootee IN 12/18/2026 Active
32-A-0604 Class A Dean H Miller — Ligonier IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0760 Class A DEBRA SIEVERS JONES PETER ORNELAS — CHESTERTON IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1038 Class A Delbert Graber — Odon IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0730 Class A DELMAR STOLL — LOOGOOTEE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0857 Class A DELMAR BONTRAGER — LAGRANGE IN — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0719 Class A Delmar Hochstetler West Lakes Canine Wawaka IN 10/23/2026 Active
32-A-0224 Class A — Breeder
David J Wagler
DBA: DJW Kennels
Odon, IN Exp: 11/13/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

32-A-0398 Class A — Breeder
DAVID LAPP
GREENS FORK, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2019-05-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-07-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
32-A-0535 Class A — Breeder
David Lee Lapp
Hagerstown, IN Exp: 1/15/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-01-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-10-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

32-A-1164 Class A — Breeder
David Lynn Bontrager
Shipshewana, IN Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0964 Class A — Breeder
David Lynn Bontrager
Shipshewana, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2024-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0270 Class A — Breeder
DAVID MILLER
TOPEKA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2019-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0881 Class A — Breeder
David N Stoll
Odon, IN Exp: 7/8/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1092 Class A — Breeder
David Otto
Ligonier, IN Exp: 4/3/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1050 Class A — Breeder
David R Miller
Kokomo, IN Exp: 5/17/2029 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1028 Class A — Breeder
David Ray Knepp
Odon, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-01-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-21 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0791 Class A — Breeder
David Stutzman
Berne, IN Exp: 9/26/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0844 Class A — Breeder
DAVID WHETSTONE
HOWE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2021-08-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-25 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0826 Class A — Breeder
DAVID WICKEY
SPENCERVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2020-02-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0825 Class A — Breeder
David Wittmer
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-B-0265 Class B — Dealer
David Wittmer
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1021 Class A — Breeder
David Wittmer
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-12-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1114 Class A — Breeder
Davon Hochstetler
Bristol, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2024-08-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0533 Class A — Breeder
Dawsons Pets
NEW PARIS, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-12-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0733 Class A — Breeder
Daystar Puppies LLC
Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/18/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0604 Class A — Breeder
Dean H Miller
Ligonier, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2024-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0760 Class A — Breeder
DEBRA SIEVERS JONES PETER ORNELAS
CHESTERTON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections 1 direct
2022-11-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-11 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 critical 2 non-critical PDF
2022-06-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-24 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1038 Class A — Breeder
Delbert Graber
Odon, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2024-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0730 Class A — Breeder
DELMAR STOLL
LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2020-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0857 Class A — Breeder
DELMAR BONTRAGER
LAGRANGE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-03-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0719 Class A — Breeder
Delmar Hochstetler
DBA: West Lakes Canine
Wawaka, IN Exp: 10/23/2026 Active
7 inspections clean
2024-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-16 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF

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.