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

172 results found in IL

Including 118 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
33-B-0438 Class B A AND B SUGAR BEARS DBA: — PAWNEE, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0601 Class A AGNES MAKSYM DBA: — BEECHER, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0540 Class A ALAN FARMWALD DBA: — SULLIVAN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0566 Class A Allan Miller DBA: — ARTHUR, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0647 Class A Alyssa Penrod DBA: — Jonesboro, IL Exp: 7/1/2029 Active
74-B-0748 Class B Animal Supply Company L L C DBA: — HANOVER PARK, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0477 Class A ANITA BURROW DBA: — OLNEY, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0606 Class A Anthony Yoder DBA: — Sullivan, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0185 Class B APET Inc DBA: — East Dundee, IL Exp: 6/19/2029 Active
33-A-0576 Class A ARLENE HERSCHBERGER ERNEST HERSCHBERGER DBA: — TUSCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0648 Class A Audra Osborn DBA: — West Liberty, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0549 Class A Backwood Acres DBA: — ARCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-B-0430 Class B Bonita Sensenig DBA: Frisco Farms Ewing, IL Exp: 12/19/2028 Active
33-B-0406 Class B Brad Reynolds DBA: — Chatham, IL Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
33-A-0427 Class A BUFFALO HILL EXOTICS DBA: — CENTRALIA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0579 Class A BUFFALO HILL EXOTICS DBA: — CENTRALIA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0517 Class A Carol J. Yonk DBA: Feathers Paws & Claws Palmer, IL Exp: 1/14/2027 Active
33-A-0389 Class A Carol J. Yonk DBA: — PALMER, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0472 Class A CAROLYN TENNIS DBA: — MT CARMEL, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0623 Class A Cephas Yoder DBA: — ada, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0600 Class A Chris and Mary Farmwald DBA: SunRise Puppies Arthur, IL Exp: 12/16/2026 Active
33-A-0565 Class A Chris, John & Rhonda Gingerich DBA: Falcon Acres Arthur, IL Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
33-A-0546 Class A CLARENCE OTTO SUSANNA OTTO DBA: — SULLIVAN, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
33-A-0555 Class A Clifford Herschberger DBA: — HUMBOLDT, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0984 Class A Country View Accounting DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 8/4/2028 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.