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

1,860 results found (Class B)

Including 1,243 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-B-0228 Class B YOGIS BEARS LLC — TERRE HAUTE IN — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0222 Class B Your New Puppy LLC — Kenton OH 4/12/2028 Active
74-B-0835 Class B Yuliya Velsor — Liberty Hill TX 5/16/2027 Active
33-B-0439 Class B Yvonne Dahnke Douglas Dahnke Dahnkes Pine Patch Martinsville IL 9/7/2028 Active
34-B-0225 Class B Zachery Keeler — Temperance MI — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0247 Class B Zackaria Martin — Piqua OH 1/13/2029 Active
92-B-0230 Class B ZANY ZOO PETS L L C — EUGENE OR — Formerly Licensed
58-B-0730 Class B Zoo House LLC — Starke FL 7/28/2028 Active
74-B-0794 Class B Zookeeper Exotics LLC — Austin TX 10/23/2026 Active
58-B-0306 Class B Zoological Wildlife Foundation Inc — MIAMI FL — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0228 Class B — Dealer
YOGIS BEARS LLC
TERRE HAUTE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 1 critical
2022-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2020-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0222 Class B — Dealer
Your New Puppy LLC
Kenton, OH Exp: 4/12/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-B-0835 Class B — Dealer
Yuliya Velsor
Liberty Hill, TX Exp: 5/16/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-B-0439 Class B — Dealer
Yvonne Dahnke Douglas Dahnke
DBA: Dahnkes Pine Patch
Martinsville, IL Exp: 9/7/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
34-B-0225 Class B — Dealer
Zachery Keeler
Temperance, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45 inspections 11 direct
2023-07-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 critical 10 non-critical PDF
2023-07-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-06-29 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
13 non-critical PDF
2023-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 direct 2 critical PDF
2023-05-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-04-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-03-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-01-31 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 critical PDF
2023-01-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 critical PDF

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31-B-0247 Class B — Dealer
Zackaria Martin
Piqua, OH Exp: 1/13/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
92-B-0230 Class B — Dealer
ZANY ZOO PETS L L C
EUGENE, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
16 inspections 6 direct
2018-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2017-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2016-12-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 16.

58-B-0730 Class B — Dealer
Zoo House LLC
Starke, FL Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-B-0794 Class B — Dealer
Zookeeper Exotics LLC
Austin, TX Exp: 10/23/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
58-B-0306 Class B — Dealer
Zoological Wildlife Foundation Inc
MIAMI, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
19 inspections 2 direct
2023-05-18 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 critical 3 non-critical PDF
2023-02-15 — UNKNOWN
2 critical 3 non-critical PDF
2022-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 critical 1 non-critical PDF
2018-10-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2016-09-13 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 19.

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.