On November 15, 2022, the Board of Clark County Commissioners (the “Board”) discussed a possible amendment of the Clark County liquor code to require certain package liquor licensees to establish plans to prevent access to liquor by minors and/or to require liquor to be stored in an enclosed and/or isolated area within the store. This…
On October 20, 2022, the Carson City Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) amended the Carson City Municipal Code (the “Code”) to allow breweries with a tasting room as a conditional use within the Tourist Commercial zoning district. The Board recognized the growing popularity of microbreweries and brew pubs in Nevada as opposed to large scale…
On October 4, 2022, the Board of Clark County Commissioners (the “Board”) held a meeting to discuss a possible ordinance regulating County hookah businesses. The Clark County Department of Business License (“CCBL”) and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (“Metro”) identified concerns about the number of hookah establishments they believe are operating outside the bounds of…
The demand for expanded alcohol delivery options in Nevada remains high as the Nevada Department of Taxation finalizes new alcohol delivery regulations. Saltzman Mugan Dushoff shareholder, Ryan Saxe, was quoted in a recent article in the Las Vegas Sun’s Vegas Inc. publication titled, “Demand grows for streamlined local liquor-delivery laws.” “Our clients are trying to meet their…
On March 26, 2020, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Las Vegas allowed certain liquor retailers to offer curbside services and deliveries upon issuance of a time limited permit. These permits will not be renewed following their expiration on June 30, 2022. However, the City of Las Vegas recently approved an…
The Clark County, Nevada Business License Director has announced that it will begin rolling back certain temporary privileges that were afforded to retailers in response to the pandemic. In March 2020, Clark County began approving temporary curbside package beer and wine licenses for certain licensed restaurants. Those restaurants have been able to renew those licenses…
The Clark County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to conduct a public hearing an approve an ordinance to allow certain businesses to have a drive-thru and/or walk-up window with a liquor license under certain conditions. Businesses affected by this ordinance include restaurants, Category 2 restaurants, retail beer licensees, retail beer and wine licensees, retail wine…
The moratorium on new package liquor licenses in the City of Reno will expire at the end of this year. Starting in January, the Reno Business License Department will begin accepting new applications for package liquor licenses for convenience stores, liquor stores, and other retailers who may not have previously been eligible. The Reno City…
The City of Las Vegas has announced that it is in the early stages of amending its liquor code. Proposed changes include an overhaul of liquor license categories as well as new land use requirements. The draft ordinance includes changes to the applications costs and procedures as well as new regulations for different types of…
The Nevada Department of Taxation has published a letter summarizing recent changes to Nevada’s liquor laws. One recent change was the creation of a framework for licensed retailers and unaffiliated third-party delivery support services to deliver alcoholic beverages to Nevada customers. The Department’s letter provides that Nevada law was “amended to allow a retail liquor…
