Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 446 - Food Establishments
NRS 446.877 - License of any licensing authority must not be issued until permit issued by health authority; exception.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no license under any license ordinance of any licensing authority may be issued for the operation of a food establishment to any person owning or operating such food establishment unless the permit required by this chapter has first been granted by the health authority.
2. A board of county commissioners or the city council or other governing body of an incorporated city, whether organized under general law or special charter, may issue a license to operate a food establishment to any person owning or operating the food establishment contingent upon the person’s obtaining the permit required by this chapter from the health authority.
[14:116:1943; 1943 NCL § 5319.13]—(NRS A 1963, 759; 1969, 804; 2011, 3593)

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.