New York

New York is one of the few states that runs its own dog dealer oversight on top of USDA. The state program — administered by the Department of Agriculture and Markets — covers many more breeders than the federal one, since New York's threshold is lower. The USDA-licensed breeders on this page are a subset of all licensed kennels in New York, concentrated mostly in the Finger Lakes region and Western New York, with a few in the New York City metro area.

This page lists every USDA-licensed dog breeder in New York that Pawthenticity tracks. We currently have 31 breeders on file. Each breeder profile includes the full USDA inspection history — kennel size, any non-compliant items found by federal inspectors, license status, and the USDA license number itself. You can search by name or city, or sort by kennel size or number of citations to focus on what matters most to you.

Before you buy a puppy from a New York breeder, it's worth pulling up their USDA inspection record. A USDA license alone doesn't tell you much about a kennel — only that the breeder is registered with the federal government and subject to inspections. The actual inspection history is what shows whether a breeder has had repeat issues, whether their dog count is stable or growing, and whether they've changed license numbers over time. Pawthenticity makes the New York USDA records searchable in one place so you can compare kennels, spot patterns, and ask the right questions before bringing a puppy home.