USDA breeder records · Florida

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USDA-licensed dog breeders in Florida

Florida has 13 dog breeders and dealers with a federal license, 0.6% of the national total. This is what USDA inspectors found when they visited, from every inspection report published since 2014.

Source: USDA APHIS license list of Sep 15, 2026 and inspection reports to Sep 18, 2026.
13 active USDA dog licenses in Florida: 6 breeders and 7 dealers
276dogs counted at each licensee's latest inspection
50inspections from 2023 to 2025
80.9%found no problems, against 88.7% nationally
#17of 26 states by licensed dog breeders

Florida has the 17th most USDA-licensed dog breeders

0.6% of the 2,063 active USDA dog licenses in the US are in Florida.

Active USDA dog licenses by state, top 10
#StateShareLicensesDogs countedClean, 2023 to 2025
1Missouri68046,63596.3%
2Indiana37917,17293.8%
3Ohio24721,35775.2%
4Iowa15211,05586.5%
5Oklahoma824,26591%
6Kansas775,92189%
7Wisconsin774,74763.8%
8Arkansas673,92992.9%
9Pennsylvania524,48282.8%
10Illinois371,23691.2%
17Florida1327680.9%

How often USDA inspections of Florida breeders find a problem

Share of inspections with at least one citation. Visits where nobody was home are left out.

Share of USDA inspections of Florida dog breeders that found at least one problem, by yearMinor issues logged as teachable moments0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%2014: 27.3% of 13 inspections found a problem’1427.3%2015: 28.6% of 23 inspections found a problem’152016: 16.7% of 20 inspections found a problem’162017: 37.5% of 25 inspections found a problem’1737.5%2018: 3.7% of 27 inspections found a problem’182019: 5% of 21 inspections found a problem’192020: 0% of 4 inspections found a problem’202021: 13.3% of 15 inspections found a problem’212022: 5.6% of 18 inspections found a problem’222023: 25% of 17 inspections found a problem’232024: 13.3% of 15 inspections found a problem’242025: 18.8% of 18 inspections found a problem’252026 (to September): 10% of 11 inspections found a problem’2610%
In 2014, 27.3% of inspections in Florida found at least one problem. In 2025 it was 18.8%. From 2016 to 2022 inspectors could log a minor issue as a “teachable moment”, which isn't a citation, so part of the drop is a change in how problems were recorded. A falling rate can mean better kennels or lighter inspections. The records alone can't tell which.
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YearInspectionsFound a problem
20141327.3%
20152328.6%
20162016.7%
20172537.5%
2018273.7%
2019215%
202040%
20211513.3%
2022185.6%
20231725%
20241513.3%
20251818.8%
20261110%

What USDA inspectors cite most often in Florida

The rules behind Florida's citations since 2014. Separately, inspectors arrived 12 times and found nobody available to let them in.

RuleWhat it requiresCited
2.75(b)(1)Records: Dealers and exhibitors7
2.75(a)(1)Records of every dog acquired, held or disposed of7
2.40(a)(1)Attending veterinarian under formal arrangement, with a written program of care7
2.126(a)(2)APHIS must be given access to the premises, animals and records3

Check a breeder's USDA license number

Licensed breeders print their number on their website or sales contract. Enter it to see whether the license is active and when USDA last inspected.

Format: state code, class letter, number. 43 is Missouri, A is breeder.

Why a Florida breeder can be missing from these records

Breeders who sell face to face don't need a USDA license

USDA only licenses breeders with more than four breeding females who sell to pet stores, to brokers, or to buyers they never meet, which includes most online sales. A breeder who sells only to people who visit in person is exempt. So a breeder missing from these records may be unlicensed or simply exempt, and a clean USDA record covers only what an inspector saw on the day.

Sources for these figures