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
32-A-1006 Class A Heartland K9, LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
32-A-0916 Class A Heartland Kennel LLC DBA: — Nappanee, IN Exp: 12/2/2027 Active
35-A-0456 Class A HEARTS OF GOLD RETRIEVERS LLC DBA: — TWO RIVERS, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0677 Class A Heartstring Kennels LLC DBA: — MILLERSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0615 Class A Heath Francke Serenity Francke DBA: Sand Creek Kennels and Sporting Dogs Newport, NE Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
43-A-6095 Class A Heath Madison Shonda Madison Hunter Madison Lane Madison DBA: — PIERCE CITY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1672 Class A Heath Meyers DBA: Century Farm Puppies Grundy Center, IA Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
42-A-1581 Class A Heather Anderson DBA: — SALEM, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1058 Class A Heather Borntrager DBA: — Salem, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0502 Class A Heather Briggs DBA: — PORTER, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5692 Class A HEATHER FORST DBA: — OZARK, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0453 Class A HEATHER PIERCE DBA: — DIAMOND, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6341 Class A Heather Poe DBA: — Downing, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0219 Class A Heather Rivera DBA: — Stuarts Draft, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6171 Class A HEATHER SENSENEY DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6801 Class A Heavenly Chows LLC DBA: — Versailles, MO Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
47-A-0619 Class A HEBREWS 13:2 INC. DBA: — MC COOK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
52-A-0175 Class A HEDGEHOG LUV L L C DBA: — FREDERICKSBURG, VA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0638 Class A Hedgehog Precision LLC DBA: Telos Exotics Omaha, NE Exp: 4/27/2029 Active
12-A-0018 Class A Heidi Ent Joshua Ortiz DBA: — PLAISTOW, NH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
56-A-0142 Class A Heidi Ent Joshua Ortiz DBA: — West Columbia, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0791 Class A HELEN BYL ARIE BYL DBA: — SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0736 Class A Helen Ketelsen Scott Ketelsen DBA: — Hull, IA Exp: 1/13/2028 Active
71-A-1268 Class A Helen Pounds DBA: — OMAHA, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5290 Class A HELENA COLLINS DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO 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.