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

6,428 results found (Class A)

Including 4,274 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6374 Class A EMILY EDWARDS LONG TONY BIELLER LUCAS LONG DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3741 Class A Emily Eicher DBA: — VERSAILLES, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6404 Class A EMILY JORDAN DBA: — ANDERSON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5981 Class A Emily Mauck DBA: Emilys Pups Memphis, MO Exp: 8/6/2028 Active
43-A-6810 Class A Emma Gingerich DBA: — Bogard, MO Exp: 6/9/2029 Active
32-A-0944 Class A Emma Graber Ivan Graber DBA: I G PLAYFUL PUPPIES Grabill, IN Exp: 3/3/2028 Active
32-A-0323 Class A Emma Graber Ivan Graber DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0757 Class A Emma Hostetler and Marvin Miller DBA: — NEW CONCORD, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1042 Class A Emma J Stutzman DBA: — FREDERICKTOWN, OH Exp: 5/27/2029 Active
71-A-1356 Class A Emma Lee Elmore DBA: — MANSFIELD, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0434 Class A Emma Mae and Marcus Yoder DBA: — EASTON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0150 Class A Emma Mast Robert Mast DBA: — Hawesville, KY Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
23-A-0454 Class A EMMA STOLTZFUS DBA: — NOTTINGHAM, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1110 Class A EMMA TILLERY DBA: — BOONEVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0158 Class A Emma Yoder DBA: — Horsecave, KY Exp: 4/9/2028 Active
71-A-0894 Class A ENNESS MC CLELLAND CAROLYN MC CLELLAND DBA: — BERRYVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0966 Class A Enos & Malinda Beiler DBA: — Rockville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0510 Class A Enos Beiler Swarey DBA: — Fenimore, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0468 Class A ENOS ESH DBA: — WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0435 Class A ENOS FISHER LIZZIE FISHER DBA: — HAGERSTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1048 Class A Enos Graber DBA: — WOODBURN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0778 Class A ENOS GRABER DBA: — WOODBURN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0738 Class A Enos K Esh DBA: — Willow Street, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0546 Class A ENOS KING DBA: — EPHRATA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0611 Class A ENOS KING DBA: — QUARRYVILLE, PA 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.