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

269 results found in WI

Including 185 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0493 Class A Joseph Schrock DBA: — Cadott, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0470 Class A Joseph Stutzman DBA: — Readstown, WI Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
35-A-0401 Class A JOSEPH SUDBRINK DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0232 Class B Just Pets LLC DBA: — Appleton, WI Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
35-A-0501 Class A Kara Hoefakker DBA: — Madison, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0391 Class A Kevin Hall DBA: RIDGE RUN KENNELS LIVINGSTON, WI Exp: 1/17/2027 Active
35-A-0423 Class A Lavern E. Stutzman DBA: — Chili, WI Exp: 9/7/2027 Active
35-A-0437 Class A LEELA SCHWOCH DBA: — Eleva, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0478 Class A Leroy S Borntreger DBA: — Granton, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0492 Class A Levi E Borntrager DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0505 Class A Levi Hertzler DBA: — Mineral Point, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0382 Class A LINDA ISENSEE DBA: — PORTAGE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0399 Class A Linda Swarr DBA: Joy Kennels Curtiss, WI Exp: 6/22/2028 Active
35-A-0370 Class A LINETTE SWARR DBA: — ATHENS, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0407 Class A LISA ERDENBERGER VLAIR ERDENBERGER DBA: — PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0474 Class A LISA M. ERDENBERGER DBA: — PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0535 Class A Lois Hoover DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: 5/1/2027 Active
35-B-0033 Class B MARK SCHOEBEL DBA: — NESHKORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0324 Class A Marlin Brubacher DBA: — Thorp, WI Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
35-A-0524 Class A Marlin Miller DBA: — Markesan, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0502 Class A Martha Schrock Joseph Schrock DBA: — Fairchild, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0430 Class A Marvin Burkholder Malinda Burkholder DBA: Pooch Kennel Greenwood, WI Exp: 12/21/2028 Active
35-A-0380 Class A MARVIN HOCHSTETLER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0452 Class A Mary Ann Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 11/20/2027 Active
35-A-0355 Class A MATTIE BONTRAGER PERRY BONTRAGER DBA: — DALTON, WI 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.