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
64-A-0125 Class A HARVEY RAWLS — GADSDEN AL — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5785 Class A HARVEY RISSLER — BARNETT MO — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1032 Class A Harvey S Wagler — Montpelier OH 9/26/2028 Active
35-A-0449 Class A HARVEY SHROCK — AUGUSTA WI — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0568 Class A HARVEY TROYER — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0480 Class A Harvey Wagler — Odon IN 10/6/2026 Active
74-A-1572 Class A Hatada Enterprises Inc. Hatada Ranch Valley Mills TX 4/14/2028 Active
74-A-1538 Class A Hatada Enterprises Inc. — Valley Mills TX — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6518 Class A Hayden Otto — Meta MO 10/7/2027 Active
43-A-2640 Class A HAZEL COLEMAN — LEBANON MO — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0192 Class A Hazel Mountain L L C — ARVADA CO — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0397 Class A Heart Beak City Inc — Spring Hill FL 5/7/2027 Active
47-A-0605 Class A Heartland Classics LLC — Lyons NE 10/7/2028 Active
32-A-1006 Class A Heartland K9, LLC — Loogootee IN 10/25/2028 Active
32-A-0916 Class A Heartland Kennel LLC — Nappanee IN 12/2/2027 Active
35-A-0456 Class A HEARTS OF GOLD RETRIEVERS LLC — TWO RIVERS WI — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0677 Class A Heartstring Kennels LLC — MILLERSBURG IN — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0615 Class A Heath Francke Serenity Francke Sand Creek Kennels and Sporting Dogs Newport NE 4/19/2029 Active
43-A-6095 Class A Heath Madison Shonda Madison Hunter Madison Lane Madison — PIERCE CITY MO — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1672 Class A Heath Meyers Century Farm Puppies Grundy Center IA 11/30/2027 Active
42-A-1581 Class A Heather Anderson — SALEM IA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1058 Class A Heather Borntrager — Salem IN — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0502 Class A Heather Briggs — PORTER MN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5692 Class A HEATHER FORST — OZARK MO — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0453 Class A HEATHER PIERCE — DIAMOND OH — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0125 Class A — Breeder
HARVEY RAWLS
GADSDEN, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-5785 Class A — Breeder
HARVEY RISSLER
BARNETT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2021-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-11-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1032 Class A — Breeder
Harvey S Wagler
Montpelier, OH Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
4 inspections 1 direct
2026-05-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-02-04 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2025-09-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0449 Class A — Breeder
HARVEY SHROCK
AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2024-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-09-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0568 Class A — Breeder
HARVEY TROYER
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2022-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF
2020-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2016-01-08 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0480 Class A — Breeder
Harvey Wagler
Odon, IN Exp: 10/6/2026 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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74-A-1572 Class A — Breeder
Hatada Enterprises Inc.
DBA: Hatada Ranch
Valley Mills, TX Exp: 4/14/2028 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-04-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1538 Class A — Breeder
Hatada Enterprises Inc.
Valley Mills, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6518 Class A — Breeder
Hayden Otto
Meta, MO Exp: 10/7/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-04-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-2640 Class A — Breeder
HAZEL COLEMAN
LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
84-A-0192 Class A — Breeder
Hazel Mountain L L C
ARVADA, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14 inspections 1 direct
2017-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 critical 1 non-critical PDF
2017-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2017-02-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-29 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 2 non-critical PDF
2016-06-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-04-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-02-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

58-A-0397 Class A — Breeder
Heart Beak City Inc
Spring Hill, FL Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
1 inspection clean
2024-05-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0605 Class A — Breeder
Heartland Classics LLC
Lyons, NE Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

32-A-1006 Class A — Breeder
Heartland K9, LLC
Loogootee, IN Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0916 Class A — Breeder
Heartland Kennel LLC
Nappanee, IN Exp: 12/2/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-05-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
35-A-0456 Class A — Breeder
HEARTS OF GOLD RETRIEVERS LLC
TWO RIVERS, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2019-12-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0677 Class A — Breeder
Heartstring Kennels LLC
MILLERSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2020-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
47-A-0615 Class A — Breeder
Heath Francke Serenity Francke
DBA: Sand Creek Kennels and Sporting Dogs
Newport, NE Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6095 Class A — Breeder
Heath Madison Shonda Madison Hunter Madison Lane Madison
PIERCE CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2023-09-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1672 Class A — Breeder
Heath Meyers
DBA: Century Farm Puppies
Grundy Center, IA Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
22 inspections 5 direct
2026-04-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 7 non-critical PDF
2025-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-18 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2025-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-10-31 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2024-09-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 22.

42-A-1581 Class A — Breeder
Heather Anderson
SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2024-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-23 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1058 Class A — Breeder
Heather Borntrager
Salem, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2025-11-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-01-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
41-A-0502 Class A — Breeder
Heather Briggs
PORTER, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2021-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2020-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-21 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-5692 Class A — Breeder
HEATHER FORST
OZARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0453 Class A — Breeder
HEATHER PIERCE
DIAMOND, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2015-04-08 — 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.