To start a cottage food business in Nevada, you register for free with your local health authority, confirm your product is non-perishable, label it correctly, and start selling — there's no kitchen inspection and no food-handler card, with a $35,000 annual cap. Sales must be direct, person-to-person. This is the step-by-step playbook; for the full legal detail, see our Nevada cottage food law guide.
The short version: Nevada requires you to register online with your local health district (the Southern Nevada Health District handles Clark County), but there's no inspection or food-handler certificate. Sales are capped at $35,000 per calendar year and must be direct person-to-person — no wholesale, restaurants, distributors, or consignment. You can sell non-perishable baked goods and jams, but not cream, custard, meringue, or cream-cheese items. Every label needs your full home address and the "NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION" statement. (A new law, AB352, takes effect July 2027.) Register, label, and you can start.
Nevada is inexpensive because registration is free:
Most Nevada sellers start for under $150.
You can start quickly — registration is the only step:
Nevada allows non-perishable baked goods, jams, candies, and dried items. Cream, custard, meringue, and cream-cheese items aren't allowed. The full allowed/prohibited lists and labeling rules are in our Nevada cottage food law guide and cottage food labeling guide.
Nevada cottage food must be sold direct, person-to-person:
Because Nevada requires direct person-to-person sales, a storefront that handles order-ahead and scheduled pickup keeps things organized and gets you paid up front. Homegrown gives Nevada cottage food sellers an online storefront with built-in payments and pickup scheduling for $10/month at 0% commission — you keep every dollar except standard card processing. Start a free trial and have a Nevada-ready storefront live in about 15 minutes.
The cap is $35,000 in gross food sales per calendar year. To get the most out of it:
Starting a cottage food business doesn't require an LLC, but it's worth understanding the basics: see whether you need an LLC to sell food from home and how cottage food taxes work on Schedule C. Nevada has no state income tax, but you may need a sales tax permit and a state business license depending on your operation.
No license, inspection, or food-handler card — but you must register (free) with your local health authority before selling.
Often under $150 — registration is free, so your main costs are labels, packaging, and ingredients. An online storefront adds $10/month.
The cap is $35,000 in gross food sales per calendar year.
Non-perishable baked goods, jams, candies, and dried items. Cream, custard, meringue, and cream-cheese items aren't allowed.
Sales must be direct, person-to-person — no wholesale, restaurants, distributors, or consignment. A storefront is useful for order-ahead and scheduled direct pickup.
Quickly — registration with your local health authority is the only step before selling.
No. Most sellers start as sole proprietors. An LLC is optional and mainly about liability protection if you scale.
Nevada keeps it simple — free registration, no inspection — within a $35,000 cap and direct person-to-person sales. Register, label correctly, and set up an easy way for customers to order and pick up. Set up a Homegrown storefront to take Nevada cottage food orders for direct pickup, read the full Nevada cottage food law, and compare other states on our cottage food laws by state hub.
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*This guide is general information, not legal advice. Cottage food rules change — verify current requirements with your local health authority (e.g., the Southern Nevada Health District) before you start selling. Last verified: June 2026.*
