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

42 results found in AL

Including 34 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
64-B-0103 Class B 256 Exotics LLC DBA: — Huntsville, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0097 Class B ANIMAL TAILS RESCUE DBA: — LUVERNE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0070 Class B B & B Pet Stop Inc DBA: — Mobile, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0090 Class B B & K FARMS L L C DBA: — PELL CITY, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0089 Class B BEVELLAS PET SHOP DBA: — NORTHPORT, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0098 Class B Coastal Farms and Exotics DBA: — Semmes, AL Exp: 8/13/2028 Active
64-B-0087 Class B CROSSROADS RABBITRY DBA: — HEFLIN, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0107 Class B Donna Mechel Whitaker DBA: Serval Conservation & Educational Refuge Hartford, AL Exp: 3/20/2029 Active —
64-A-0161 Class A Donna Mechel Whitaker DBA: — Hartford, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0164 Class A Doris Dianne Baker Jones DBA: — BRILLIANT, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0158 Class A FREDDIE STRENGTH JR DBA: — DEATSVILLE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0163 Class A FREDDIE STRENGTH JR DBA: — DEATSVILLE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0104 Class B Garrison's Livestock & Poultry Auction, LLC DBA: — ARAB, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0166 Class A GULF COAST GREAT DANES LLC DBA: — ROBERTSDALE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0125 Class A HARVEY RAWLS DBA: — GADSDEN, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0100 Class B Heart of Alabama Save Rescue Adopt DBA: Behind Arx Mortis Florence, AL Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
64-B-0102 Class B Hoof or Paw DBA: — Guin, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0157 Class A HUGO ENGLISH DBA: — BREWTON, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0105 Class B Hunter Smith DBA: — Samson, AL Exp: 11/3/2028 Active
64-B-0094 Class B INGE VERSTUYFT DBA: — MOBILE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0134 Class A INGE VERSTUYFT DBA: — MOBILE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0167 Class A Jennifer Koehler DBA: — New Brockton, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-B-0085 Class B John A Spence DBA: Spence Livestock Co. Wing, AL Exp: 8/23/2027 Active
64-B-0092 Class B KAREN HATHAWAY DBA: — FAIRHOPE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
64-A-0154 Class A KRISTY MARSON DBA: — TUSCALOOSA, AL 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.