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

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,213 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
21-A-0213 Class A Esle Yoder — Fort Plain NY 6/28/2027 Active
43-A-3671 Class A Esther and Melvin Zimmerman — VERSAILLES MO — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6726 Class A Esther Borntrager — Macon MO 9/14/2028 Active
43-A-5919 Class A Esther Pointer — EXETER MO — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1636 Class A Ethan Zumbach Garry Zumbach — Monticello IA 3/10/2028 Active
71-A-1312 Class A Eual David Rose, Chyrie Rose — FAYETTEVILLE AR — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0392 Class A Eugene Burkholder — EWING IL — Formerly Licensed
92-A-0395 Class A Eugene Carl Heriford Jeannine Delores Heriford — North Bend OR 6/3/2028 Active
71-A-1429 Class A Eugene Deloy Qualls — Yellville AR — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1194 Class A EUGENE MARTIN — CHARLES CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1500 Class A EUGENE MARTIN — CHARLES CITY IA — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1509 Class A Eulanda Bates — POTTSBORO TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6033 Class A Eva Martin — Fortuna MO — Formerly Licensed
73-A-1178 Class A Eva Rector — ATOKA OK — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0010 Class A EVA WEAVER — NEW HOLLAND PA — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0191 Class A Evagene Dean Walter Dean — RUSH CO — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0007 Class A Evan Halpine-Berger — Windham CT 7/9/2029 Active
74-A-1555 Class A EVAN STENGER — LEANDER TX — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0849 Class A Evans Creek Kennel LLC — Stone Creek OH 12/16/2026 Active
84-A-0187 Class A Evelyn Bonham — LAFAYETTE CO — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2578 Class A Evelyn Roberson — ATOKA OK — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0931 Class A Evelyn Ryan Daniel Ryan — LUCAS IA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-3201 Class A Evelyn Weber Edward Weber — AVA MO — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0343 Class A EVERETT HOCHSTETLER — NAPPANEE IN — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0412 Class A EVERGREEN DESIGNER L L C — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0213 Class A — Breeder
Esle Yoder
Fort Plain, NY Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2024-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-22 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-3671 Class A — Breeder
Esther and Melvin Zimmerman
VERSAILLES, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2024-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

43-A-6726 Class A — Breeder
Esther Borntrager
Macon, MO Exp: 9/14/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-11-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-17 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2025-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5919 Class A — Breeder
Esther Pointer
EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2014-12-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1636 Class A — Breeder
Ethan Zumbach Garry Zumbach
Monticello, IA Exp: 3/10/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-07-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2020-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-12 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
71-A-1312 Class A — Breeder
Eual David Rose, Chyrie Rose
FAYETTEVILLE, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2024-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0392 Class A — Breeder
Eugene Burkholder
EWING, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
39 inspections 3 direct
2023-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-28 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-28 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 39.

92-A-0395 Class A — Breeder
Eugene Carl Heriford Jeannine Delores Heriford
North Bend, OR Exp: 6/3/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1429 Class A — Breeder
Eugene Deloy Qualls
Yellville, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2025-07-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-21 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-08-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1194 Class A — Breeder
EUGENE MARTIN
CHARLES CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections 1 direct
2014-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
42-A-1500 Class A — Breeder
EUGENE MARTIN
CHARLES CITY, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2017-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-06-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-02-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
74-A-1509 Class A — Breeder
Eulanda Bates
POTTSBORO, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2021-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6033 Class A — Breeder
Eva Martin
Fortuna, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2022-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
73-A-1178 Class A — Breeder
Eva Rector
ATOKA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-15 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2015-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0010 Class A — Breeder
EVA WEAVER
NEW HOLLAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
84-A-0191 Class A — Breeder
Evagene Dean Walter Dean
RUSH, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
16-A-0007 Class A — Breeder
Evan Halpine-Berger
Windham, CT Exp: 7/9/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-04-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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74-A-1555 Class A — Breeder
EVAN STENGER
LEANDER, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2024-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0849 Class A — Breeder
Evans Creek Kennel LLC
Stone Creek, OH Exp: 12/16/2026 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
84-A-0187 Class A — Breeder
Evelyn Bonham
LAFAYETTE, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2578 Class A — Breeder
Evelyn Roberson
ATOKA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2021-11-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-0931 Class A — Breeder
Evelyn Ryan Daniel Ryan
LUCAS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2022-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2016-03-15 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-3201 Class A — Breeder
Evelyn Weber Edward Weber
AVA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-08-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0343 Class A — Breeder
EVERETT HOCHSTETLER
NAPPANEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0412 Class A — Breeder
EVERGREEN DESIGNER L L C
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2016-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
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.