Business Licensing & Operations in Nevada (2026)

In unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada, an adult characterized business cannot open without a Board-issued license, and…

Unincorporated Clark County requires a sexually oriented commercial enterprise permit, with mandatory spacing from…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a nude entertainment business can operate only in areas zoned for adult…

Henderson requires a license for any sexually oriented business and imposes strict spacing: 1,000 feet from schools…

Anyone opening an adult emporium or adult bookstore in Las Vegas must get a license from the Director before doing…

North Las Vegas requires a separate City license for every sexually oriented business under NLVMC 5.47.040, and, apart…

Reno confines adult businesses to the I, IC, and ME zoning districts and requires 750 feet from residential zones…

Sparks confines adult businesses, such as adult bookstores, theaters and cabarets, to the industrial zoning district…

Washoe County bans adult bookstores, cabarets, arcades, and similar businesses within 1,000 feet of schools, day-care…

Massage establishments, massage businesses, and independent massage therapists in unincorporated Clark County must hold…

Henderson requires a massage establishment license and a conditional use permit before any business can offer massage…

Operating a massage establishment or practicing massage therapy in Las Vegas requires a city license under LVMC…

North Las Vegas requires a city license before anyone can operate a massage establishment or work as a massage…

Reno requires a massage establishment business license before any business offering massage can operate, on top of the…

Sparks requires a city business license to operate a massage establishment, an outcall business, or to practice massage…

Operating a massage business in unincorporated Washoe County requires a separate business license from the License…

Henderson requires tattoo and body alteration studios to sit at least 500 feet apart, keep hours to 8 a.m.-10 p.m., and…

Clark County requires anyone who tattoos skin for hire to hold an annual $150 business license under County Code §…

Any tattoo or body art business operating in Las Vegas must hold a City business license and pay a $500 annual fee…

North Las Vegas requires every tattoo shop to hold a city business license and pay a flat $300 annual fee under NLVMC…

Sparks treats tattoo parlors as a "personal service" use under its zoning code, permitted by right in the city's…

Nevada requires vapor and other tobacco product retailers to hold a Tobacco Retail Dealer's License from the Department…

Henderson requires a conditional use permit for any smoke, tobacco, or vape shop, plus mandatory 2,000-foot spacing…

Operating a smoke or vape shop in Las Vegas requires a privileged business license under LVMC Chapter 6.82, plus a work…

Anyone selling tobacco products or accessories in unincorporated Clark County must hold a business license under…

Reno requires an annual business license plus a privileged license for every tobacco paraphernalia retail business…

Anyone buying or trading secondhand goods in unincorporated Clark County needs a secondhand dealer's license, plus…

Henderson requires a city license, a police background investigation, and city council approval before anyone may…

Buying, selling, or trading secondhand goods in Las Vegas requires a City license under LVMC Chapter 6.74, plus a…

North Las Vegas requires a city license to buy and resell used goods under Chapter 5.46, with a $150 semi-annual fee…

Reno lets the city council attach conditions to a secondhand dealer's license, including barring a dealer from also…

Sparks requires a city license to buy, sell or exchange secondhand jewelry, precious metals or coins under SMC Chapter…

In the unincorporated Town of Mountain City, Elko County, Nevada, a transient junk dealer pays $2.00 per day or $25.00…

In unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada, anyone buying or selling secondhand personal property, metal junk or melted…

Washoe County requires anyone buying, selling, or trading secondhand goods, antiques, coins, or collectibles to hold a…

Clark County caps pawnshop licenses by unincorporated-town population and requires LVMPD fingerprinting and…

Henderson requires a city-issued pawnbroker license before conducting any pawnbroking business, backed by a Henderson…

Pawnbrokers in Las Vegas need a city license, and the total number allowed citywide is capped and grows only as the…

Operating as a pawnbroker in unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada requires a permit from the Board of County…

North Las Vegas treats pawnbroking as a privileged, highly regulated business: a city license, a police-run background…

Pawnbrokers in Reno need an annual license the first year and a quarterly license after that, plus a separate auto pawn…

Anyone operating a pawnbroker or autopawn business in Sparks must hold a city license under SMC Chapter 5.32. The…

Washoe County requires a license before anyone operates a pawnbroker or secondhand store in the unincorporated area…

Henderson's Development Code flatly bars vehicle and equipment repair, plus all vehicle sales and service uses, from…

Lyon County bars auto repair, auto body and engine work under a home occupation or home based business permit, except…

Reno bans auto repair as a home occupation outright: the zoning code names it explicitly as prohibited, alongside…

Sparks effectively forecloses auto repair as a home occupation: Municipal Code § 20.03.020(B)(2) bars using any garage…

North Las Vegas lets residents store or repair only their own vehicle at home, capped at one and one-half tons carrying…

Las Vegas allows vehicle repair at a home only for vehicles owned by a permanent resident there, with outdoor repair…

Running a towing service in unincorporated Clark County, including the Strip in Paradise and Winchester, requires a…

Any automobile towing service operating in Henderson must hold a city business license and a Nevada Transportation…

Any company that tows motor vehicles for hire in Las Vegas is licensed as an "automobile towing service," a specific…

Reno bars tow and booting companies from removing a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent unless…

Sparks requires anyone who tows or repossesses a vehicle without the owner's knowledge to immediately phone the police…