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

13 results found in ND

Including 10 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
45-B-0041 Class B Alisa Foerderer DBA: Stutsman County Fairgrounds Cleveland, ND Exp: 5/9/2029 Active
45-A-0112 Class A AUDREY REBENITSCH DBA: — FORT RICE, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-B-0033 Class B Ben B Gerving DBA: Midwest Alternative Livestock New Salem, ND Exp: 4/16/2027 Active
45-A-0052 Class A Betty Hiatt DBA: — TOWER CITY, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-A-0076 Class A Charlet Vetsch DBA: C T Kennel Hazelton, ND Exp: 2/21/2028 Active
45-B-0038 Class B K T Animal Supply Inc. DBA: — BISMARCK, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-B-0040 Class B K T ANIMAL SUPPLY INC. DBA: — BISMARCK, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-B-0039 Class B Rhonda Thomas DBA: — Minot, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-A-0115 Class A Silver Barrel Labs L L C DBA: — FLASHER, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-A-0032 Class A SUZANNE HIATT DBA: — BOTTINEAU, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-A-0009 Class A TERENCE SERR SHIRLENE SERR DBA: — HAZELTON, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-B-0037 Class B Thee Puppy Salon Inc DBA: — BISMARCK, ND Exp: — Formerly Licensed
45-A-0110 Class A VALORIE WRIGHT DBA: — MADDOCK, ND 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.