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

116 results found in MN

Including 83 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
41-A-0501 Class A Abraham & Katie Hershberger DBA: — MCINTOSH, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0506 Class A ADA YODER DBA: — UTICA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0520 Class A AJs Angels Inc DBA: — Cushing, MN Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
41-A-0517 Class A Alex Fredin DBA: — Arlington, MN Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
41-A-0492 Class A ALEX IDEN DBA: — RAYMOND, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0515 Class A Andy D. Yoder DBA: — Utica, MN Exp: 10/14/2029 Active
41-A-0484 Class A Angie McDuffee DBA: — CUSHING, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0155 Class B ANGIE WENSMANN GERRY WENSMANN DBA: — MELROSE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0490 Class A ANNA KERNER DBA: — STEEN, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0323 Class A BARBARA HUBNER LORIE HUNT-HEATON DBA: — PIPESTONE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0500 Class A BLUEWATER CREEK DBA: — DETROIT LAKES, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0263 Class B C AND T KENNEL DBA: — PERHAM, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0475 Class A CAROL THEISEN JILL PILLOUD DBA: — BLACKDUCK, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0281 Class B Central Minnesota Livestock Sourcing DBA: — Milaca, MN Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
41-A-0480 Class A CHRISTIAN LAMBRIGHT DBA: — FERTILE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0190 Class B CLEARWATER KENNEL INC DBA: — CUSHING, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0238 Class B COCK A DOODLE ZOO DBA: — SCANDIA, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0279 Class B Collagen Solutions (US) LLC DBA: Evergen Glencoe, MN Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
41-A-0015 Class A Craig and Linda Kleven DBA: Fair View Kennels Walnut Grove, MN Exp: 11/25/2026 Active
41-A-0518 Class A Cytotheryx, Inc. DBA: Cytotheryx Barrier Rochester, MN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
41-A-0479 Class A DALE PETERSEN DBA: — LAMBERTON, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0138 Class B DALE PETERSEN VICKI PETERSEN DBA: — LAMBERTON, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0239 Class B DAN MOULTON DBA: — CHATFIELD, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0481 Class A DANIEL LAMBRIGHT EDNA LAMBRIGHT DBA: — FERTILE, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0349 Class A Daniel Kuehne DBA: — Reading, MN Exp: 10/8/2027 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.