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
73-A-2781 Class A DWAYNE SCHROCK DBA: — COALGATE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0654 Class A Dwayne Yoder DBA: DL Canines Dundee, OH Exp: 5/12/2028 Active
42-A-1622 Class A DWAYNE YODER DBA: — DRAKESVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6372 Class A E Z Duz It Kennel DBA: — PURDY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6829 Class A E. Marie Martin DBA: Wood Edge Kennel Fortuna, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
32-A-0651 Class A Earl D Beechy DBA: — Lagrange, IN Exp: 11/1/2028 Active
43-A-5676 Class A EARL LIGHT DBA: — NEWBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6088 Class A EARL LIGHT DBA: — NEWBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6364 Class A EARL MARTIN DBA: — EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0207 Class A Earl Ray Nolt DBA: — Dundee, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0529 Class A Earl Ray Nolt and Elaine Nolt DBA: — Lublin, WI Exp: 10/6/2029 Active
43-A-6683 Class A Ears Up Acres DBA: — Marionville, MO Exp: 5/26/2028 Active
74-A-1558 Class A East Texas Aquaranch, Ltd DBA: Triple F Farms Cherokee, TX Exp: 7/17/2027 Active
74-A-1565 Class A East Texas Exotic Animals DBA: — Cleveland, TX Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
46-A-0406 Class A Ebel Enterprises Inc. DBA: — HERREID, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0423 Class A Ebel Enterprises Inc. DBA: — HERREID, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6471 Class A Echo Ridge Kennel LLC DBA: — Bethany, MO Exp: 11/13/2026 Active
42-A-1596 Class A Eddie and Rosemary Gingerich DBA: E and R Bulldogs Bloomfield, IA Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
43-A-6321 Class A Eddie Bishop DBA: — Seneca, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0461 Class A Eddie Burkholder DBA: — SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1334 Class A EDDIE HOUSLEY DBA: — RUSSELLVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0016 Class A EDDIE MILLER DBA: — SILVER SPRINGS, NV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0505 Class A EDDIE RABER DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2251 Class A EDDIE ROBINSON DBA: — HOLDENVILLE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0833 Class A EDDIE SCHWARTZ MARY SCHWARTZ DBA: — TOPEKA, IN 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.