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

31 results found in NJ

Including 19 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
22-B-0089 Class B ADORABLE PUPPIES LLC DBA: — CARTERET, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-A-0033 Class A Agnes Sagrati DBA: — SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0077 Class B Aquatics & More DBA: — Dumont, NJ Exp: 3/11/2029 Active
22-B-0002 Class B Bartons West End Farms Inc DBA: — GREAT MEADOWS, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0090 Class B Bartons West End Farms Inc DBA: — Oxford, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-A-0029 Class A BERTRAM FUHR DBA: — JAMESBURG, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0086 Class B Christine's House of Pets T/A Precious Pets III DBA: — Burlington, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0039 Class B Fish Fish Fish Inc. DBA: — Palisades Park, NJ Exp: 12/11/2027 Active
22-B-0081 Class B Gail Barr DBA: — MULLICA HILL, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0092 Class B Garden State Pet Center DBA: — Oaklyn, NJ Exp: 3/21/2029 Active
22-B-0078 Class B Hog Wild LLC DBA: — Cherry Hill, NJ Exp: 8/28/2028 Active
22-B-0063 Class B Joe Ricciuti DBA: 88 Pet World Brick, NJ Exp: 12/10/2028 Active
22-B-0082 Class B Linvale Partners DBA: Companion Pets Somerdale, NJ Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
22-B-0080 Class B Major League Exotic Pets DBA: — Jackson, NJ Exp: 12/16/2027 Active
22-A-0031 Class A MEGAN RADEMACHER DBA: — MILLTOWN, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0075 Class B MONSTER PETS OF AUDUBON DBA: — AUDUBON, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0091 Class B Newmans Fish Foods DBA: — Hackensack, NJ Exp: 9/29/2028 Active
22-B-0057 Class B Newmans Fish Foods DBA: — Hackensack, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0079 Class B NJ Exotic Pets LLC DBA: — Elmwood Park, NJ Exp: 12/18/2028 Active
22-B-0042 Class B Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc DBA: — Raritan, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0066 Class B PAMPERED PUP L L C DBA: — MILLVILLE, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0088 Class B Petmax Inc DBA: — Paramus, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-B-0185 Class B PICK A PUPPY INC DBA: — TOMS RIVER, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0084 Class B PRECIOUS PETS DBA: — SOMERDALE, NJ Exp: — Formerly Licensed
22-B-0073 Class B PRECIOUS PETS DBA: — SOMERDALE, NJ 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.