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
52-A-0114 Class A GUY BROCHARD DBA: — PROSPECT, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4117 Class A GUY HASKINS FAITH HASKINS DBA: — THORNFIELD, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0898 Class A GWINDA SIMS DBA: — WALDRON, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1607 Class A H & L SALES INC DBA: Patio Ranch SAN ANTONIO, TX Exp: 8/18/2029 Active
74-A-1168 Class A H & L SALES INC DBA: — HUNT, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5624 Class A H H H KENNELS L L C DBA: — CENTERTOWN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6622 Class A Hailey Hough DBA: — Osceola, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6458 Class A Haley and Christopher Shelton DBA: — St Polo, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6750 Class A Haley Shelton DBA: — Polo, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2111 Class A Hallie Ade DBA: — GYPSUM, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
56-A-0148 Class A Ham Bone Farm LLC DBA: Division Of Palmetto Research Swin Reevesville, SC Exp: 9/14/2029 Active
56-A-0125 Class A Ham Bone Farm LLC DBA: — REEVESVILLE, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1453 Class A Hamster Hut Inc. DBA: — GEORGETOWN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-A-0313 Class A HANSON EXOTICS L L C DBA: — BEND, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0815 Class A Happy Acres Kennel DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 2/20/2027 Active
21-A-0227 Class A Happy Teddy DBA: — Clyde, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0228 Class A Harlan Stauffer Ella Stauffer DBA: Whispering Willow Echoes Dundee, NY Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
34-A-0196 Class A HARLEY BROENE DBA: — ALLENDALE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0471 Class A Harley E Bontrager DBA: — Cambria, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0461 Class A HARLEY LAMBRIGHT DBA: — WOLCOTTVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0987 Class A Harley Schmucker DBA: — WOLCOTTVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1568 Class A Harley Yoder DBA: — CHARITON, IA Exp: 5/3/2028 Active
57-A-0187 Class A HAROLD DICK DBA: — ACWORTH, GA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2213 Class A Harold Hoffman Jill Hoffman DBA: — GAS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-2185 Class A Harold Hoffman Jill Hoffman DBA: — GAS, KS 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.