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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

17 results found in CT

Including 12 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
16-B-0040 Class B All Pets Club Inc — Branford CT — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0004 Class A Ann Salamon Connecticut Hedgehogs Canton CT 9/23/2027 Active
16-A-0008 Class A DEIRDRE WHITEDOVE — NEW BRITAIN CT — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0007 Class A Evan Halpine-Berger — Windham CT 7/9/2029 Active
16-A-0010 Class A Fairvue Farms LLC — Woodstock CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0002 Class B FISH MART INC — WEST HAVEN CT — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0009 Class A JAMES O NEIL KAREN O NEIL — STRATFORD CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0044 Class B Joel Valentine Valentine Royal Breed Bridgeport CT 6/1/2029 Active
16-A-0013 Class A Joel Valentine — Bridgeport CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0045 Class B Joseph Sevigny SECT Exotics Lyme CT 6/3/2029 Active
16-B-0042 Class B Lionshare Educational Organization Zoological Center at Lionshare Farm Stamford CT 9/7/2028 Active
16-A-0014 Class A Nicholas Perugini — Waterbury CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0037 Class B Patricia Doubleday — DANIELSON CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0036 Class B R PIERCE ONTHANK — WILTON CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0041 Class B SHARKEYS SUGAR BEARS LLC — SOUTHBURY CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0043 Class B Tamara Sevigny — LYME CT — Formerly Licensed
16-A-0011 Class A Tamara Sevigny — LYME CT — Formerly Licensed
16-B-0040 Class B — Dealer
All Pets Club Inc
Branford, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
24 inspections clean
2026-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-08 — UNKNOWN
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 24.

16-A-0004 Class A — Breeder
Ann Salamon
DBA: Connecticut Hedgehogs
Canton, CT Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

16-A-0008 Class A — Breeder
DEIRDRE WHITEDOVE
NEW BRITAIN, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-A-0007 Class A — Breeder
Evan Halpine-Berger
Windham, CT Exp: 7/9/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-04-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-04-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

16-A-0010 Class A — Breeder
Fairvue Farms LLC
Woodstock, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2021-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
16-B-0002 Class B — Dealer
FISH MART INC
WEST HAVEN, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2018-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-A-0009 Class A — Breeder
JAMES O NEIL KAREN O NEIL
STRATFORD, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2016-06-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-22 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
16-B-0044 Class B — Dealer
Joel Valentine
DBA: Valentine Royal Breed
Bridgeport, CT Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-05-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-A-0013 Class A — Breeder
Joel Valentine
Bridgeport, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2026-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-29 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-21 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-B-0045 Class B — Dealer
Joseph Sevigny
DBA: SECT Exotics
Lyme, CT Exp: 6/3/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-05-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-B-0042 Class B — Dealer
Lionshare Educational Organization
DBA: Zoological Center at Lionshare Farm
Stamford, CT Exp: 9/7/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-A-0014 Class A — Breeder
Nicholas Perugini
Waterbury, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-01-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-B-0037 Class B — Dealer
Patricia Doubleday
DANIELSON, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2026-05-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-04 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-B-0036 Class B — Dealer
R PIERCE ONTHANK
WILTON, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2014-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-B-0041 Class B — Dealer
SHARKEYS SUGAR BEARS LLC
SOUTHBURY, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2017-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
16-B-0043 Class B — Dealer
Tamara Sevigny
LYME, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2025-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-07-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
16-A-0011 Class A — Breeder
Tamara Sevigny
LYME, CT Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2023-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
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.