Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 446 - Food Establishments
NRS 446.020 - "Food establishment" defined.


1. Except as otherwise limited by subsection 2, "food establishment" means any place, structure, premises, vehicle or vessel, or any part thereof, in which any food intended for ultimate human consumption is manufactured or prepared by any manner or means whatever, or in which any food is sold, offered or displayed for sale or served.
2. The term does not include:
(a) Private homes, unless the food prepared or manufactured in the home is sold, or offered or displayed for sale or for compensation or contractual consideration of any kind;
(b) Fraternal or social clubhouses at which attendance is limited to members of the club;
(c) Vehicles operated by common carriers engaged in interstate commerce;
(d) Any establishment in which religious, charitable and other nonprofit organizations sell food occasionally to raise money or in which charitable organizations receive salvaged food in bulk quantities for free distribution, unless the establishment is open on a regular basis to sell food to members of the general public;
(e) Any establishment where animals, including, without limitation, mammals, fish and poultry, are slaughtered which is regulated pursuant to chapter 583 of NRS;
(f) Dairy farms and plants which process milk and products of milk or frozen desserts which are regulated under chapter 584 of NRS;
(g) The premises of a wholesale dealer of alcoholic beverages licensed under chapter 369 of NRS who handles only alcoholic beverages which are in sealed containers;
(h) A facility that produces eggs which is regulated pursuant to chapter 583 of NRS;
(i) A cottage food operation that meets the requirements of NRS 446.866 with respect to food items as defined in that section;
(j) A craft food operation that meets the requirements of NRS 587.6945 with respect to food items as defined in that section; or
(k) A farm for purposes of holding a farm-to-fork event.
3. As used in this section, "poultry" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.405.
[Part 1:116:1943; 1943 NCL § 5319]—(NRS A 1960, 295; 1963, 758; 1969, 803, 991; 1973, 1164; 1981, 697; 1985, 901; 1991, 286; 1993, 1624; 1999, 3624; 2001, 1504; 2013, 513, 1405; 2015, 369, 1257)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 446 - Food Establishments

NRS 446.0145 - "Farm-to-fork event" defined.

NRS 446.017 - "Food" defined.

NRS 446.020 - "Food establishment" defined.

NRS 446.030 - "Food handler" defined.

NRS 446.035 - "Food processing establishment" defined.

NRS 446.050 - "Health authority" defined.

NRS 446.053 - "Misbranded" defined.

NRS 446.057 - Potentially hazardous food" defined.

NRS 446.067 - "Temporary food establishment" defined.

NRS 446.069 - "Wholesome" defined.

NRS 446.841 - Use of sawdust on floors in retail meat, poultry and fish markets.

NRS 446.842 - Food establishments which sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises required to post signs concerning birth defects; exception.

NRS 446.844 - Purchase and use of hemp by operator of food establishment at which food is not prepared or served for immediate consumption. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 446.846 - Certain employees of food establishments required to wear hair net or other suitable covering to confine hair.

NRS 446.865 - Compliance with chapter; powers of health authority.

NRS 446.866 - Exemption from certain requirements; certain local governing bodies prevented from prohibiting cottage food operations; registration; fee; inspection.

NRS 446.868 - Exemption from certain requirements; notice to guests.

NRS 446.869 - Registration; fees; inspection.

NRS 446.870 - Prohibited acts: Operation of food establishment without valid permit issued by health authority; sale, offer or display for consideration of food prepared in private home without valid permit issued by health authority; exemptions.

NRS 446.872 - Prohibited acts: Selling flesh of diseased animal; selling container containing shellfish without approved stamp.

NRS 446.875 - Issuance of permit.

NRS 446.877 - License of any licensing authority must not be issued until permit issued by health authority; exception.

NRS 446.880 - Suspension or revocation of permit; reinstatement of suspended permit; hearing.

NRS 446.883 - Revocation of city or county business license if permit issued by health authority revoked.

NRS 446.885 - Inspection of food establishment.

NRS 446.890 - Access to food establishment; form for inspection report.

NRS 446.895 - Issuance of notice.

NRS 446.900 - Service of notice.

NRS 446.920 - Examination and condemnation of food.

NRS 446.923 - Authority of health authority to require food processing establishment to have food tested in certain circumstances; requirements of such test; period for retention of records of tests; reporting of test results.

NRS 446.925 - Food establishment outside jurisdiction of health authority.

NRS 446.930 - Review of plan for construction or remodeling of food establishment.

NRS 446.935 - Procedure if infection of food handler is suspected.

NRS 446.940 - Enforcement.

NRS 446.941 - Inapplicability of certain regulations to child care facilities with limited menus.

NRS 446.942 - Restriction on adoption of regulations concerning construction, maintenance, operation or safety of building, structure or other property.

NRS 446.943 - Prosecution by district attorney.

NRS 446.945 - Penalties.