Liquor License — Clark County / City of Las Vegas

What it is. Nevada handles liquor licensing at the local level. A Las Vegas-area restaurant needs a local on-premise liquor license from the jurisdiction where it sits: the Clark County Department of Business License (Liquor & Gaming Division) for unincorporated areas, or the City of Las Vegas for city addresses. Background checks are conducted by LVMPD.

Who issues it. Clark County — Liquor & Gaming Division OR City of Las Vegas Business Licensing (County / city layer).

When you need it. Before selling/serving alcohol.

How to apply. Confirm jurisdiction; apply to the correct agency (unincorporated County applications must be mailed in; the City accepts its own applications). Full on-premise alcohol application fees start at $5,000 in the City of Las Vegas.

Fees. City on-premise application fees start at $5,000; County fees per its schedule — see source (⟢ VERIFY).

What SpoonSeal tracks. The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.

References

• Clark County — Step-by-Step Guide to a Liquor & Gaming License — https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/business/doing_business_with_clark_county/divisions/liquor_and_gaming/liquor-gaming-guide — Official source last checked: 2026-07-02
• Clark County Code Title 8, Ch. 8.20 (Liquor License Regulations) — http://clarkcounty-nv.elaws.us/code/coor_title8_ch8.20 — Official source last checked: 2026-07-02