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

269 results found in WI

Including 185 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0357 Class A ORA BONTRAGER SARA BONTRAGER DBA: — CLAYTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0481 Class A Orva Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/16/2027 Active
35-A-0544 Class A Patrick Cain DBA: — NEENAH, WI Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
35-B-0196 Class B Patrick Cain DBA: — NEENAH, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0371 Class A PAUL SOPKO JR DBA: — MADISON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0356 Class A Paul Zimmerman DBA: — Boyd, WI Exp: 8/23/2028 Active
35-A-0528 Class A Perry J Bontrager DBA: Cedar Hill Kennle Dalton, WI Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
35-A-0515 Class A Peter Troyer DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0393 Class A Philip Bontrager DBA: North Star Kennel Hillsboro, WI Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
35-A-0538 Class A Priscilla F. Lapp and Simeon S. Lapp DBA: — Darlington, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0417 Class A PURPLE PAWS LLC DBA: — MANAWA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0302 Class A Ralph Martin DBA: — Thorp, WI Exp: 9/28/2028 Active
35-A-0548 Class A Raymond & Rudy Schrock DBA: Kountry Kennels Westby, WI Exp: 6/18/2029 Active
35-A-0411 Class A Raymond Hershberger DBA: — CADOTT, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0477 Class A Raymond J Stutzman DBA: — Cadott, WI Exp: 4/30/2027 Active
35-A-0543 Class A Reuben Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
35-A-0512 Class A Reuben D Graber DBA: — Blanchardville, WI Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
35-A-0472 Class A Reuben E Graber DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0431 Class A Reuben Schrock DBA: — WESTBY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0171 Class A RICHARD BAKKOM DBA: — VIROQUA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0552 Class A Ridgerunner Enterprises LLC DBA: Doodle Doghill Ladysmith, WI Exp: 10/21/2029 Active —
35-A-0009 Class A Ridglan Farms Inc DBA: — Blue Mounds, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0330 Class A ROGER RIEBE DBA: — CUMBERLAND, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0480 Class A Roman Schrock DBA: — Boyd, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0349 Class A RYAN KRUEGER DBA: — NESHKORO, WI 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.