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

269 results found in WI

Including 185 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0426 Class A A & E FARM DBA: — Greenwood, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0363 Class A AARON GLICK DBA: — CUBA CITY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0340 Class A AARON GLICK DBA: — CUBA CITY, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0497 Class A Aaron Hess DBA: — Athens, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0208 Class B Aaron Hostetler DBA: — Stetsonville, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0464 Class A ABNER ALLGYER DBA: — DARLINGTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0454 Class A ABNER RENNO MARY RENNO DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0344 Class A ABRAHAM BORNTREGER DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0408 Class A ABRAHAM BORNTREGER DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0225 Class B ABRAHAM D. YODER DBA: — COLOMA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0525 Class A Albert Troyer DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
35-B-0222 Class B ALICE SCHOEBEL DBA: — NESHKORO, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0521 Class A Allen F Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 2/17/2029 Active
35-A-0439 Class A Allen Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
35-A-0404 Class A Allen N Reiff DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
35-A-0248 Class A ALVIN NOLT DBA: — THORP, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0388 Class A Ammon Zimmerman DBA: — Stitzer, WI Exp: 1/4/2028 Active
35-A-0526 Class A Amos A Borntreger Jr DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0219 Class B AMOS ALLGYER DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0230 Class B AMOS ALLGYER DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0402 Class A AMY MCCARTHY DBA: — FOND DU LAC, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0221 Class B ANDREW FISHER DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0508 Class A Andrew Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0362 Class A ANDREW KINSINGER DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0460 Class A Andrew Miller DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: 2/14/2027 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.