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

558 results found in IA

Including 392 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-0997 Class A Floyd Stutzman DBA: — LEON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1602 Class A Fred L Borntrager DBA: — Seymour, IA Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
42-A-1724 Class A Freeman P Helmuth DBA: — Corydon, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0259 Class B GAIL CONNOLLY DENNIS CONNOLLY DBA: — KNOXVILLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0757 Class A Gary Felts DBA: — KINGSLEY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1394 Class A Gary Vande Weerd Elaine Vande Weerd DBA: Vande Weerd Kennels Sioux Center, IA Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
42-A-0825 Class A GEALEA NICHOLS DBA: — WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0294 Class B GEALEA NICHOLS DBA: — WEST POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0186 Class A GENE KUHL PHYLLIS KUHL DBA: — WESTSIDE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1147 Class A GINA WESTERCAMP DBA: — KEOSAUQUA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0316 Class B GLEN MAST CHRISTINA MAST DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1721 Class A Glenda Grove, Eric Grove, Adam Grove DBA: — Unionville, IA Exp: 12/5/2026 Active
42-A-1701 Class A Glenn T Bontrager DBA: — Kalona, IA Exp: 10/31/2028 Active
42-A-1568 Class A Harley Yoder DBA: — CHARITON, IA Exp: 5/3/2028 Active
42-A-1672 Class A Heath Meyers DBA: Century Farm Puppies Grundy Center, IA Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
42-B-0142 Class B Heath Meyers DBA: — GRUNDY CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1581 Class A Heather Anderson DBA: — SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-B-0272 Class B Heikens Ark Inc DBA: — NORWALK, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0791 Class A HELEN BYL ARIE BYL DBA: — SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0736 Class A Helen Ketelsen Scott Ketelsen DBA: — Hull, IA Exp: 1/13/2028 Active
42-A-0124 Class A Helene Hamrick DBA: — ACKWORTH, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1614 Class A HENRY BYLER DBA: — SEYMOUR, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1661 Class A Henry Detweiler DBA: — Fairbank, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1711 Class A Henry L Nisley DBA: Windy Ridge Kennel Seymour, IA Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
42-A-1329 Class A HENRY SOMMERS DBA: — CINCINNATI, IA 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.