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

376 results found in PA

Including 266 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-A-0806 Class A Jan Merlino — Greensburg PA 1/30/2028 Active
23-A-0776 Class A Jeff Wagner — Stonebridge PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0647 Class A JESSE FISHER — CHRISTIANA PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0619 Class A JESSE FISHER — NEW HOLLAND PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0532 Class A JESSE ZOOK — STRASBURG PA — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0229 Class B JOEY SUGAR BEARS — PHILADELPHIA PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0516 Class A JOHN GLICK — GAP PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0540 Class A JOHN ALLGYER JR — GAP PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0766 Class A John B Smucker — East Earl PA 5/19/2028 Active
23-A-0602 Class A John D Beiler — ALLENWOOD PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0796 Class A John D Petersheim Linda Ann Petersheim — Newburg PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0480 Class A John Esh — Loganton PA 3/2/2029 Active
23-A-0689 Class A JOHN ESH — LOGANTON PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0802 Class A John Fisher — Oxford PA 8/15/2027 Active
23-A-0597 Class A JOHN GLICK — LOGANTON PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0711 Class A John King and Verna King — Watsontown PA 1/13/2029 Active
23-A-0604 Class A JOHN LAPP — LOGANTON PA — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0187 Class B JOHN LYNCH — SHIPPENSBURG PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0688 Class A JOHN M BURKHOLDER — Bethel PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0559 Class A John M Stoltzfus — BIRD IN HAND PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0714 Class A John Mark Fox — MYERSTOWN PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0725 Class A JOHN MILLER — LEOLA PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0320 Class A John S Fisher — Loganton PA 10/6/2027 Active
23-A-0679 Class A JOHN STOLTZFUS — NEW HOLLAND PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0697 Class A John Zook — Denver PA 7/18/2029 Active
23-A-0806 Class A — Breeder
Jan Merlino
Greensburg, PA Exp: 1/30/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-04-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0776 Class A — Breeder
Jeff Wagner
Stonebridge, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2023-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-07-13 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0647 Class A — Breeder
JESSE FISHER
CHRISTIANA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0619 Class A — Breeder
JESSE FISHER
NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0532 Class A — Breeder
JESSE ZOOK
STRASBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections 7 direct
2014-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 critical 6 non-critical PDF
2014-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 direct 4 non-critical PDF
2014-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2014-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2014-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2014-03-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-B-0229 Class B — Dealer
JOEY SUGAR BEARS
PHILADELPHIA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2016-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0516 Class A — Breeder
JOHN GLICK
GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
23-A-0540 Class A — Breeder
JOHN ALLGYER JR
GAP, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
23-A-0766 Class A — Breeder
John B Smucker
East Earl, PA Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2024-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0602 Class A — Breeder
John D Beiler
ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections 3 direct
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2021-12-14 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2021-09-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2015-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0796 Class A — Breeder
John D Petersheim Linda Ann Petersheim
Newburg, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0480 Class A — Breeder
John Esh
Loganton, PA Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
21 inspections 4 direct
2026-02-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-03 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 21.

23-A-0689 Class A — Breeder
JOHN ESH
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2020-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2018-12-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0802 Class A — Breeder
John Fisher
Oxford, PA Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-11-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0597 Class A — Breeder
JOHN GLICK
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2019-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2018-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-04-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0711 Class A — Breeder
John King and Verna King
Watsontown, PA Exp: 1/13/2029 Active
22 inspections 4 direct
2025-12-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2024-11-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-07-28 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2023-05-02 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 22.

23-A-0604 Class A — Breeder
JOHN LAPP
LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-B-0187 Class B — Dealer
JOHN LYNCH
SHIPPENSBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2020-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0688 Class A — Breeder
JOHN M BURKHOLDER
Bethel, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-12-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0559 Class A — Breeder
John M Stoltzfus
BIRD IN HAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2022-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-03-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

23-A-0714 Class A — Breeder
John Mark Fox
MYERSTOWN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-16 — UNKNOWN
2 non-critical PDF
2022-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0725 Class A — Breeder
JOHN MILLER
LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0320 Class A — Breeder
John S Fisher
Loganton, PA Exp: 10/6/2027 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

23-A-0679 Class A — Breeder
JOHN STOLTZFUS
NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2022-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0697 Class A — Breeder
John Zook
Denver, PA Exp: 7/18/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF

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.