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

82 results found in SD

Including 56 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
46-A-0274 Class A Allen and Dianne Feenstra DBA: — HARRISON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0425 Class A Ashleigh Young Kyle Petty DBA: — BOX ELDER, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0414 Class A Barb Beckmann DBA: — White Lake, SD Exp: 8/24/2029 Active
46-A-0238 Class A Beverly Nydam DBA: — Stickney, SD Exp: 11/24/2028 Active
46-A-0412 Class A BLAINE OLSETH DBA: — LENNOX, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0403 Class A Bonnie Versteeg DBA: — Platte, SD Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
46-B-0093 Class B Brunos Aquarium LLC DBA: — Huron, SD Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
46-A-0420 Class A Calvin Kroger DBA: Kroger Kennel Hudson, SD Exp: 7/23/2028 Active
46-A-0435 Class A Carla Pederson DBA: Pederson Farms Freeman, SD Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
46-A-0037 Class A Carla Pederson DBA: — Freeman, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0428 Class A Carol J Fagerland DBA: — Britton, SD Exp: 7/19/2029 Active
46-A-0024 Class A Charlene Fischer DBA: — Goodwin, SD Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
46-A-0410 Class A Chasin Tail Kennel DBA: — MOUNT VERNON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
47-B-0119 Class B Chris Nelson DBA: — Mitchell, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0112 Class A Cindy Hubers DBA: DA-PA KLI Kennels Harrison, SD Exp: 11/9/2026 Active
46-A-0426 Class A D&K VanDerVliet Inc DBA: — Colton, SD Exp: 12/8/2026 Active
46-A-0301 Class A Dan De Boer DBA: — CORSICA, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0374 Class A DENNIS KAUS DBA: — ALEXANDRIA, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0368 Class A DEWAYNE PETERSON ANDREA PETERSON DBA: — BRISTOL, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0330 Class A DIAN DOBLAR JOHN DOBLAR DBA: — MADISON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0421 Class A DIANA BONI DBA: — OKATON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-B-0068 Class B DOROTHY SANBORN GARY SANBORN DBA: — MADISON, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0415 Class A Doug Kroger DBA: — BERESFORD, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0406 Class A Ebel Enterprises Inc. DBA: — HERREID, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0423 Class A Ebel Enterprises Inc. DBA: — HERREID, SD 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.