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

117 results found in NE

Including 85 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
47-A-0334 Class A Alan Packer DBA: — WOOD RIVER, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0636 Class A Alan Pischel DBA: Riverside Kennel Niobrara, NE Exp: 5/2/2028 Active
47-A-0597 Class A Alan Pischel DBA: — NIOBRARA, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0426 Class A Barbara Crick DBA: — BURWELL, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0552 Class A Barbara Gilbertson Laurel Gilbertson DBA: — BROKEN BOW, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0131 Class A Barbara Hobbs DBA: — EWING, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0116 Class B Becky Busboom DBA: — Danneborg, NE Exp: 5/12/2029 Active
47-A-0508 Class A Becky Wallin DBA: — NEWMAN GROVE, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0641 Class A Bonnie Sutton DBA: — ASHBY, NE Exp: 7/22/2027 Active
47-A-0601 Class A Brandon Legg DBA: — NEBRASKA CITY, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0528 Class A Brian Davis DBA: — GLENVIL, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0590 Class A Butch Olseth DBA: — Walthill, NE Exp: 8/12/2027 Active
47-B-0104 Class B Casey Schaaf Angie Schaaf DBA: — ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0596 Class A Chad Wulf DBA: — GUIDE ROCK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0618 Class A Cheryl K Sinks DBA: — Bayard, NE Exp: 11/8/2027 Active
47-A-0164 Class A Chuck Emanuel Susan Emanuel DBA: — NORTH BEND, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0295 Class A Claudia Obermiller DBA: — FARWELL, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0427 Class A Clem Disterhaupt DBA: — STUART, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0117 Class B Crittersville Enterprises LLC DBA: — Culbertson, NE Exp: 9/24/2029 Active
47-B-0113 Class B Cyrgus Co. Inc. DBA: — OMAHA, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0607 Class A Daniel Miller Lizann Miller Rebecca Eiler DBA: — MC COOK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0564 Class A Daniel Miller Lizann Miller DBA: — MCCOOK, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0146 Class A Daniel Schaaf Jaynell Schaaf DBA: — ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0148 Class A Darrell Fett Ila Fett DBA: — HEBRON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-A-0466 Class A David Polt Lisa Polt DBA: Dry Creek Kennels Pierce, NE Exp: 2/19/2028 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.