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 4,275 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0997 Class A Hillcrest Land Company LLC DBA: Hillcrest Puppies Alexandria, OH Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
31-A-0891 Class A Hillside Canines DBA: — Quaker City, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0436 Class A Hillside Kennel LLC DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0618 Class A Hillside Kennels DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0500 Class A Hillside Kennels DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1148 Class A Hillside Kennels LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/15/2028 Active
31-A-0881 Class A Hillside Puppies DBA: — Coshocton, OH Exp: 11/4/2027 Active
43-A-6908 Class A Hilltop Kennel LLC DBA: — Marshfield, MO Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
32-A-1112 Class A Hilltop Kennels LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/29/2027 Active
43-A-6767 Class A Hilltop Kuddly Kanines DBA: — Hartville, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0122 Class A Hilltop Lab Animals Inc DBA: — Scottdale, PA Exp: 7/20/2029 Active
43-A-6855 Class A Hilltop Produce and Nursery Pets DBA: HPN Pets Clark, MO Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
31-A-0809 Class A Hilltop Puppies LLC DBA: Hill Top Puppies LLC Greenfield, OH Exp: 1/22/2028 Active
32-A-0886 Class A Hilltop Pups LLC DBA: — Jasper, IN Exp: 7/30/2027 Active
31-A-0812 Class A Hilltop View Puppies DBA: — ALEXANDRIA, OH Exp: 2/10/2029 Active
42-A-1725 Class A Hill’s Pup Hub LLC DBA: — Lamoni, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1557 Class A HND LLC DBA: — STRAWBERRY POINT, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0338 Class A Hollie & Chad Kahnke DBA: — Florence, SD Exp: 2/8/2029 Active
31-A-0934 Class A Hollowside Puppies DBA: — Westerville, OH Exp: 7/1/2028 Active
73-A-2706 Class A Holly Burch DBA: — CORDELL, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1564 Class A HOLLY IBEN DBA: — MONTICELLO, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0381 Class A Holly J Bentley DBA: — Lithia, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2614 Class A HOLLY KELLOGG DBA: — ATOKA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0645 Class A Homer Slabaugh Regina Slabaugh DBA: — NAPPANEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1067 Class A Homestead Paws DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: 10/3/2029 Active

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.