Washoe County, NV Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

359 makes it unlawful for any person, transient, merchant, church, club, charitable institution, hawker or peddler to vend, sell, dispose of, offer, or display goods, wares, merchandise, produce or vegetables on any public walk, street or alley, or anywhere else in the county, without first obtaining a license from the license division. 361 must be made in writing and state the applicant's name (or the names of partners, officers, or principal officers for an organization) and the exact location or locations where the merchandise will be displayed and sold.

365: no street or alley may be blocked by merchandise offered for sale, a two-foot passageway must remain open for pedestrians, goods must be placed so they cannot endanger passersby or fall into the street or alley, and the sale cannot be operated in a manner that creates a nuisance or a fire hazard. 367, which allows it to make or order as many inspections as needed of the personnel conducting the sales. Because prepared food sold from a cart or stand on a public sidewalk falls within the ordinance's broad reach ('goods, wares, merchandise'), a mobile food vendor working from a fixed sidewalk spot needs this license in addition to any state health permit.