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

45 results found in LA

Including 37 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
72-B-0146 Class B Acadiana Animal Aid DBA: — Carencro, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-B-0144 Class B Acadiana Animal Aid DBA: — CARENCRO, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0190 Class A ANN HILTON DBA: — PORT ALLEN, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0191 Class A BARBARA COATS DBA: — PONCHATOULA, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0195 Class A Billie C. Norman DBA: Lost Acres Ranch Jena, LA Exp: 4/27/2028 Active
72-A-0162 Class A BLAKE BERTRAND CELINA BERTRAND DBA: — VILLE PLATTE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0178 Class A Brittany Smith DBA: — LENA, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-B-0143 Class B CHARLES WINTERTON DBA: — GRAND CANE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0187 Class A Cheryl Fulghum DBA: — STONEWALL, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0165 Class A CINDY BARTHOLOMEW DBA: — MARRERO, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0177 Class A CINDY BARTHOLOMEW DBA: — MARRERO, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0189 Class A CLEON SENEZ DBA: — WALKER, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-B-0147 Class B Dana Heyd DBA: — Lake Charles, LA Exp: 8/20/2027 Active
72-B-0126 Class B Edwin M Stoutz DBA: — New Orleans, LA Exp: 5/19/2027 Active
72-A-0115 Class A ERIC CROWELL DBA: — SLIDELL, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0184 Class A Fort Wade Kennels L L C DBA: — FRANKLINTON, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0192 Class A Fort Wade Kennels L L C DBA: — FRANKLINTON, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0179 Class A Jeanne Roane DBA: — JEANERETTE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0175 Class A Jessica Perry DBA: — LONGVILLE, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-B-0148 Class B John Fisher III DBA: — Terrytown, LA Exp: 8/20/2027 Active
72-A-0172 Class A John Fisher III DBA: — Terrytown, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0176 Class A John R Baldridge DBA: — De Ridder, LA Exp: 6/8/2029 Active
72-A-0186 Class A JOYCE WILLIAMS DBA: — PITKIN, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0183 Class A Julie Roe DBA: — DENHAM SPRINGS, LA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0180 Class A Karen Graham DBA: — CALHOUN, LA 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.