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

30 results found in MA

Including 17 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
14-A-0035 Class A Accuro Farms Inc DBA: — Southbridge, MA Exp: 9/15/2028 Active
14-B-0042 Class B AVOLAB LLC DBA: — NORTH GRAFTON, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-B-0050 Class B AWESOME PETS II INC DBA: — FAIRHAVEN, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-A-0038 Class A CBSET Inc DBA: — Graffton, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-B-0037 Class B Central Mass Aquatics DBA: — Worcester, MA Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
14-B-0013 Class B Charles River Laboratories Inc DBA: — Wilmington, MA Exp: 4/4/2027 Active
14-B-0047 Class B Christopher J Godino DBA: — North Falmouth, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-A-0040 Class A CIC Labs, Inc. DBA: CBSET Lexington, MA Exp: 1/26/2027 Active
14-B-0055 Class B CJG Exotics DBA: — North Falmouth, MA Exp: 3/3/2029 Active
14-A-0039 Class A Coyote Consulting Company Inc DBA: — Douglas, MA Exp: 11/1/2026 Active
14-B-0044 Class B Coyote Consulting Company Inc DBA: — Douglas, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-B-0030 Class B DaVinci Biomedical Research Products, Inc. DBA: — South Lancaster, MA Exp: 2/18/2027 Active
14-A-0029 Class A DOUBLE S FARMS INC DBA: — NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-A-0017 Class A Elm Hill Labs Inc DBA: — Chelmsford, MA Exp: 4/11/2028 Active
14-B-0051 Class B Embryotech Laboratories Inc DBA: — Haverhill, MA Exp: 6/22/2029 Active
14-B-0022 Class B EMBRYOTECH LABORATORIES INC DBA: — HAVERHILL, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-B-0027 Class B James Gentile DBA: — Allston, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-B-0053 Class B Joseph Gentile DBA: The Pet Shop Everett, MA Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
14-B-0049 Class B Kunhua Zhao DBA: — WOBURN, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-A-0023 Class A MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL DBA: — NORTH GRAFTON, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-A-0033 Class A Mellissa Sullivan DBA: Cape Cod Hedgehogs Wareham, MA Exp: 7/13/2029 Active
14-A-0032 Class A Michelle Cutler DBA: — Marlborough, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-A-0004 Class A MILLBROOK BREEDING LABS DBA: — AMHERST, MA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
14-B-0031 Class B Pine Acre Rabbitry/Farm DBA: — Norton, MA Exp: 10/2/2028 Active
14-B-0052 Class B Rodrigo Montemor DBA: — Larence, MA 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.