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-0784 Class A Homestead Puppies LLC DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: 8/6/2028 Active
43-A-6145 Class A Hooves N Paws Haven DBA: — Huntsville, MO Exp: 11/19/2027 Active
74-A-1606 Class A Hope Kerr DBA: Hope's Sugar Gliders And Boutique Lubbock, TX Exp: 5/20/2029 Active
58-A-0367 Class A Hope Robertson DBA: — Bartow, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0713 Class A Hope Wadel DBA: HOPEFUL KENNELS Doylesburg, PA Exp: 2/6/2027 Active
31-A-0902 Class A Hopeview Canines LLC DBA: — Fredricksburg, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0485 Class A HORIZON SAGE HOLDINGS INC DBA: — BOYERTOWN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1434 Class A Horseshoe Drive Kennel LLC DBA: — Green Forest, AR Exp: 2/14/2029 Active
32-A-0902 Class A Horseshoe Lake Farms LLC DBA: — Plainville, IN Exp: 10/1/2027 Active
43-A-3947 Class A Howard Buening Terry Buening DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0583 Class A HOWARD YODER LAMAR YODER DBA: — ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1584 Class A HTCN Investments LLC DBA: — Houston, TX Exp: 8/21/2029 Active
31-A-0430 Class A HUCKSTAR HEDGEHOGS DBA: — WASHINGTONVILLE, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0157 Class A HUGO ENGLISH DBA: — BREWTON, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0222 Class A Humble Acres Ranch LLC DBA: — Portville, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4774 Class A Hunter Newman DBA: Precious Queens Macomb, MO Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
73-A-2701 Class A Hunter Ridge Kennels, LLC DBA: — Foyil, OK Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
58-A-0392 Class A Hurricane Aviaries, Inc DBA: — Loxahatchee, FL Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
58-A-0386 Class A Hyacinth Macaw Aviary, Inc. DBA: — Homestead, FL Exp: 3/20/2027 Active
43-A-6447 Class A IDA GRABER SUE BEECHY DBA: — JAMESPORT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1617 Class A IDA KAUFFMAN DBA: — HAZLETON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
91-A-0054 Class A IDA LEWIS DBA: — GRAHAM, WA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
67-A-0008 Class A Igor Mitrovic DBA: — Loganville, GA Exp: 2/28/2027 Active
43-A-6185 Class A Indian Ridge Kennel LLC DBA: — PLEASANT HOPE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0554 Class A INDIANA HOOSIER HEDGEHOGS DBA: — VINCENNES, IN 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.