Sidewalk Vendors License Clark County!

Last year, Clark County passed a new bill called SB92 where sidewalk vendors will have to abide by new rules and regulations requiring a local board of health to adopt certain regulations relating to sidewalk vendors who sell food and more.

Larry Rogers, environmental health manager with the Southern Nevada Health District, said that before LV Michoacana was licensed, they had received “zero interest” in the new program.

Jose Manuel Carrera, owner of LV Michoacana, who sells aguas frescas, popsicles, homemade ice cream bars and sorbet, says that although he received the vendor license May 29, he didn’t open until June 5 as he was not expecting the process to be as fast as it was.

The state law authorized local jurisdictions to create rules and regulations for vendors that could include requiring a vendor to hold a state business license, general liability insurance and a permit from the county health department. Specific rules are set by the jurisdiction where the license is applied for, such as Clark County, which requires the carts to be no more than 25 square feet and contain a hand sink.

Carrera said that for him, the hardest part about the application process was complying with the regulations required by the state to receive a street vendor license. Critics of the ordinances have said that these regulations may be too difficult for most vendors to comply with. He also said, “You must have equipment that’s dependent on whatever item you’re selling,” Carrera said. 

Currently, LV Michoacana only has a vending license for Clark County, but Carrera said that he would like to expand his business into other areas such as Henderson or North Las Vegas!

Sources: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/clark-county-licenses-first-sidewalk-vendor-officials-had-feared-no-interest-in-program https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/a-state-law-legalized-street-vendors-now-they-say-local-rules-threaten-their-future https://legiscan.com/NV/bill/SB92/2023