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

37 results found in MD

Including 25 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
51-A-0046 Class A Adrian Addae DBA: — College Park, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0028 Class A Anastasia Kruse-Kanyuck DBA: Terrapin Hedgehogs Joppa, MD Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
51-A-0035 Class A ANDREW YOUNG DBA: — CLINTON, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0013 Class B Archer Farms Inc DBA: — Darlington, MD Exp: 5/12/2027 Active
51-A-0045 Class A Berger Des Longwoods LLC DBA: — Queen Anne, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0051 Class B Bioqual Inc DBA: — Rockville, MD Exp: 4/18/2027 Active
51-B-0040 Class B Callan Hahn DBA: — THURMONT, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0052 Class B Critters, Reptiles & Exotics LLC DBA: — Frederick, MD Exp: 7/31/2028 Active
51-B-0050 Class B Direct Transportation Facilitators DBA: — Thurmont, MD Exp: 10/1/2029 Active
51-A-0048 Class A Divine Dream Labradors DBA: — Chesapeake, MD Exp: 3/30/2029 Active
51-A-0042 Class A FARMSTEAD'S PUPPY PARADISE LLC DBA: — CLEMENTS, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0043 Class A GLENFORD MARTIN DBA: — CLEAR SPRING, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0046 Class B HMs Reptiphibians DBA: — Havre De Grace, MD Exp: 8/23/2027 Active
51-B-0044 Class B Infinity Gliders LLC DBA: — WESTMINSTER, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0048 Class B Infinity Gliders LLC DBA: — WESTMINSTER, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0039 Class A IVAN STAUFFER DBA: — LEONARDTOWN, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0016 Class A JERRY HOLLY DBA: — UPPER MARLBORO, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0044 Class A JERRY L HOLLY DBA: — UPPER MARLBORO, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0030 Class A Johns Hopkins University DBA: — Baltimore, MD Exp: 1/3/2027 Active
51-A-0037 Class A JONAS KINSINGER DBA: — OAKLAND, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0045 Class B JUST PUPPIES INC DBA: — Towson, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0036 Class B LONZA GROUP LTD DBA: — WALKERSVILLE, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0036 Class A MERCER SMITH DBA: — EDGEMERE, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-A-0034 Class A NICOLE LEVIN DBA: — OWINGS MILLS, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0042 Class B Noble Life Sciences Inc DBA: — Sykesville, MD Exp: 4/12/2028 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.