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

283 results found in AR

Including 202 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-1424 Class A Leeds Prime Puppies DBA: — Lamar, AR Exp: 6/15/2028 Active
71-A-1371 Class A LEESA WEBSTER DBA: — UNIONTOWN, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1397 Class A Lenny Hostetler DBA: — Pocahontas, AR Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
71-A-1347 Class A LEON HOSTETLER DBA: — HARTMAN, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1291 Class A LEON HOSTETLER DBA: — HARTMAN, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1134 Class A LEON WALTHALL PEGGY VAN HUSS DBA: — SILOAM SPRINGS, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0203 Class B Liberty Tree Holdings LLC DBA: — Marion, AR Exp: 1/27/2027 Active
71-A-0762 Class A Linda Brasher DBA: Elite Puppies Havana, AR Exp: 5/4/2027 Active
71-A-0960 Class A Lonnie & Shelly Cox DBA: Big Creek Kennel Maynard, AR Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
71-A-1375 Class A LORA BRAMMER DENISE REYNOLDS DBA: — PRAIRIE GROVE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1272 Class A Lora Brammer Glen Brammer DBA: — PRAIRIE GROVE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1412 Class A Lyndal Swartzentruber DBA: — Pocahontes, AR Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
71-B-0220 Class B Lynn Blevins Beverly Chevallier DBA: Cats of the Ozarks Western Grove, AR Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
71-A-1322 Class A Lynn Blevins Beverly Chevallier DBA: — Western Grove, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-B-0116 Class B Lynn Culver DBA: Natural Order Animal Husbandry Mena, AR Exp: 10/28/2029 Active
71-B-0225 Class B Madison Dempsey DBA: — Lavaca, AR Exp: 11/24/2028 Active
71-A-0865 Class A Margaret Manning DBA: — Maynard, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1428 Class A Margaret Manning DBA: — Maynard, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0871 Class A MARILYN ALEXANDER JAMES ALEXANDER DBA: — RUSSELLVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1317 Class A Marsha Allison DBA: — MENA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1015 Class A Mary Hall DBA: — SALEM, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1033 Class A MATT MC KENZIE DBA: — MAYNARD, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1387 Class A MEAD FREEMAN DBA: — HARRISON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1309 Class A Melynda Ables DBA: — VILONIA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1406 Class A Mia Prince DBA: — CENTER RIDGE, AR 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.