Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 446 - Food Establishments
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.


1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to operate a food establishment unless the person possesses a valid permit issued to him or her by the health authority.
2. The health authority may exempt a food establishment from the provisions of this chapter if the health authority determines that the food which is sold, offered or displayed for sale, or served at the establishment does not constitute a potential or actual hazard to the public health.
3. Food that is prepared in a private home and given away free of charge or consideration of any kind is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, unless it is given to a food establishment.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, food that is prepared in a private home must not be sold, or offered or displayed for sale or for compensation or contractual consideration of any kind, unless the person preparing the food possesses a valid permit issued to him or her by the health authority for that purpose.
5. A religious, charitable or other nonprofit organization may, without possessing a permit from the health authority, sell food occasionally to raise money, whether or not the food was prepared in a private home, if the sale occurs on the premises of the organization. If the sale is to occur off the premises of the organization, a permit from the health authority is required unless an exemption is granted pursuant to subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 753; A 1969, 810; 1987, 382; 2001, 1505)

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.