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-6309 Class A Erin Rodgers DBA: — Vanzant, MO Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
32-A-0503 Class A Erma M Bontrager DBA: — Rome City, IN Exp: 5/9/2027 Active
32-A-0417 Class A Erma Petersheim Jonathan Petersheim DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0491 Class A Erma Yoder Dean Yoder DBA: Angel Breeze Puppies Fresno, OH Exp: 4/1/2028 Active
32-A-0817 Class A ERNEST BONTRAGER DBA: — ETNA GREEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0421 Class A Ernest Bontrager Clarence Bontrager DBA: — ETNA GREEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0960 Class A Ernest Miller DBA: — Lagrange, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2221 Class A ERNEST MILLER DBA: — HAVEN, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0476 Class A Ernest Yoder DBA: Prestige Pets Topeka, IN Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
32-A-0950 Class A Ernie Graber DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6741 Class A Ervin A. Lee DBA: — Knox City, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0378 Class A ERVIN BONTRAGER DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0526 Class A ERVIN BURKHOLDER DBA: — DENVER, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6444 Class A Ervin Gingerich DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0889 Class A Ervin J Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2203 Class A Ervin Jay Yoder DBA: — OSWEGO, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0359 Class A Ervin L Miller DBA: — Abbotsford, WI Exp: 2/12/2029 Active
42-A-1576 Class A ERVIN LEE MAST DBA: — BLOOMFIELD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0251 Class A ERVIN MILLER DBA: — FREDERICKSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0500 Class A Ervin Miller Marcus Miller Anna May Miller DBA: Country Road Kennel Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/18/2028 Active
31-A-0157 Class A ERVIN RABER DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0124 Class A ERVIN RABER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0470 Class A ERVIN SCHMUCKER DBA: — SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0625 Class A ERVIN WAGLER DBA: — ODON, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0508 Class A Ervin Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 9/2/2027 Active

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.