Las Vegas, NV Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

47. 020 makes it unlawful to operate as a mobile food vendor in the City without a license, or to operate one in violation of the Chapter. 040 application requires proof the applicant has filed with the Nevada Department of Taxation, a Southern Nevada Health District health permit for each vehicle plus a health card for each operator, and current Nevada vehicle registration. 080 requires public liability and property damage insurance of at least $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident for injury, plus $25,000 for property damage, with the City named as an additional insured and 60 days notice before any cancellation.

090 lists detailed operating limits: no vending within 1,000 feet of a school during the school day or the hour before or after, no vending within 1,000 feet of an open City park concession stand or within 150 feet of an open restaurant's main entrance absent that restaurant's consent or a special event permit, no vending in residential neighborhoods except as a permitted caterer or under a special event permit, no more than 30 consecutive minutes at the same location or within 150 feet of it, no more than four hours on any one parcel in 24 hours, and no vending on undeveloped or unpaved lots without meeting Clark County Department of Air Quality dust standards.

110 requires the license number and a City-issued ID number displayed on the rear upper-left corner of the vehicle, readable from ten feet; the license is not transferable.