Business License Descriptions

 

Please select your business below to get detailed instructions and required forms.

NOTE:  Should you be unable to identify the type of business you wish to conduct, please print both the Las Vegas Business License Application and the Child Support Supplement forms and bring the completed forms to:

City of Las Vegas
Department of Finance and Business Services
Business Services Division
400 Stewart Avenue, 3rd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Tel (702) 229-6281
TDD (702) 386-9108
Email us

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Accomodation Facility
Accounting Firm
Acupressure Practitioner
Administrative Office Space
Adult Book Store
Adult Day Care Facility
Advertising Business
Advertising Space Leasing or Selling
Advertising Specialties - Seller,Actor
Amusement Machine Sales and Service
Amusement Park
Animal Drawn Vehicle
Answering Message Service
Secondhand Dealer Class IV
Apartment House
Appliance Sales and Service
Appraiser
Arcade
Architectural Firm
Armored Car Service
Art Gallery Retail
Artist or Art Studio
Arts and Crafts Show
Assayer
Assisted Living Facility
Automobile Broker
Automobile Detailiing
Automobile Leasing
Automobile Part Sales
Automobile Rental Agency
Automobile Sales
Automobile Sales-Limited
Automobile Title Loan Company
Automobile Towing Service
Babysitting Service
Bail Bonds Agency
Bail Enforcement Agent
Bakery
Bank
Bankrupt, Damaged, or Assigned Merchandise Dealer
Banquet Facility
Barber Shop
Beauty and Cosmetic Sales
Bicycles - Sales, Repairs, and Rentals
Body Piercing
Book Store
Bookkeeper
Bowling Center
Building and Hardware Supplies
Business Machines and Supplies
Business Support Service
Cabinet Shop
Car Wash
Carnival and Circuse Per Day
Court Reporting Firm
Check Cashing Service
Check Cashing Service as an Additional License
Child Care Facility
Clinic
Clothes Cleaners Drop Off
Clothing Store
Coin Amusement Per Machine
Collection Agency
Commodity Brokerage
Computer Sales & Service
Concrete Pumping
Construction Cleanup
Contract Labor Service
Contractor
Convenience Store
Cosmetological Establishment
Coupon Book Sales
Credit Reporting Agency
Credit Union
Dairy
Dance Studio Commercial - Recreational
Dancehall or Dance (Adult Only)
Dental Firm
Dental Laboratory
Department Store
Designer- Decorator
Distressed Merchandise Sale
Draftsman
Draperies, Carpets, Upholstery Sales
Drug Store
Dry Cleaner
Employment Agency
Engineering Firm
Entertainer-Non Internet
Environmental Analysis
Equipment Rental & Leasing
Erotic Dance Establishment
Escrow Related Professions
Express or Delivery Service
Exterminator
Eye Care Products
Fabrics
Family Child Care Home
Farmers Market Promoter
Farmers Market Promoter-2nd Location
Finance Company
Financial Investment Advisor
Florist
Food Caterer
Food or Food Supplements - Mail Order
Food Wholesale and Delivery
Funeral Home and Cemetery
Funeral/Cemetery Administrator
Furniture Refinisher
Furniture Store (New Furniture)
Garage Major Auto Repair
Garage Minor Auto Repair
Gifts and Novelties
Groceries and Food Products
Group Home Administrator
Group Home for Child Care
Handbill Distribution
Health - Fitness Trainer
Health and Fitness Club
Health Care Services or Health Care Office
Health Food Vitatmin Store
Health Maintenance Organization-Insurance Company Related
Hearing Aid Sales and Service
Hospital
Hotel - 199 rooms or less
Ice Cream Parlor - Store
Insurance Adjuster
Insurance Firm
Insurance Agent
Interactive Entertainment Center
Inter-jurisdictional mobile service operation
Internet Access Provider
Internet Entertainer
Interpreter Translator
Janitorial Supplies - Chemicals
Jewelry Sales and Repairs
Laundromat (Coin Operated)
Laundry
Law Firm
Lawn and Landscape Maintenance
Leather Goods
Linen Rental With Laundering
Linen Supply and Rental
Machine Shop
Mail Box Center
Maintenance Services - Janitorial
Managed Health Care Organization
Management or Marketing Service
Massage Therapist
Manufacturing
Medical Office
Membership Service Club or Membership Use Club
Merchandise Broker
Mini Warehouse
Mobile Food Vendor
Mobile Home Park
Mortgage Company
Motel or Rooming House
Motion Picture Production Company
Motor Transportation Service
Motorcycle Repair
Motorcycle Sales
Music Store - Sales, Service, and Rental
News Rack Lottery
Newspaper
Non Revenue Apartments 2 or Less
Non-Farm Product Vendor
Non-Profit Community Services
Non-Profit Professional Service Organization
Non-Recreational Instructions or Lessons
Nursing Home
Outdoor Pay Telephone
Outdoor Sports Center & Activities Related
Parade Vendor
Parking Lot
Party Planning Service
Peddler-Solicitor
Permanent Make-Up
Personal Services
Pet Shop
Pharmacy
Photography Business
Photography Supplies and Repair
Plant Nursery
Pool or Billiard Hall
Print Shop (Job Printing)
Private Investigator and Related Occupations
Professional Promoter
Property Inspection Firm
Property Manager
Public Bus Service
Publisher
Radio Station
Real Estate Appraisal Firm
Real Estate Business
Real Estate Developer
Recreational Instructions or Lessons
Recreation Vehicle Park
Remote Motor Vehicle Rental
Rental Referral Service
Repair Service
Rescue Missions and Shelters for the Homeless
Residential Facility for Groups 1 or 2 Residents
Residential Facility for Groups 11 or More
Residential Facility for Groups 3 to 10 Residents
Residential Home Care Provider
Resort Hotel - 200 + rooms
Restaurant Seating Over 45
Restaurant Seating Under 45
Restaurant Take Out Only
Riding Horse Rental
Savings and Loan Association
School
Securities Mutual Fund Sales Representative
Securities or Mutual Fund Broker Dealer
Service Station
Sewer or Septic Drain Cleaning
Shoe Sales
Shoeshine Stand
Shooting Range
Sightseeing Bus or Limousine Service
Short-Term Rental Permit - Property Manager
Short -Term Rental Permit - Owner/Operator
Sign Painting Establishment
Skating Rink
Slot Machine Sales and Service
Small Game Room
Soft Drinks Sales and Bottling
Special Care Facility
Special Event Producers or Promoters
Specialty Food Store
Sporting Goods
Stenographer
Stock Brokerage
Surveying Firm
Tailor - Dressmaker
Tanning Salon
Tattoo Establishment
Telephone Sales and Service
Television and Audio Sales and Service
Television Broadcast Station
Temporary Event
Temporary Merchant
Tennis, Handball or Racquetball Court
Theater
Thrift Company
Thrift Store
Time Share Project Broker
Time Share Representative
Time Share Sales Agent
Title Insurance Company
Tobacco Dealer-Retail
Tour or Tour Guide
Trailer and Mobile Home Sales
Transfer and Storage Company
Travel and Ticket Agency
Tree Trimmer
Truck Rental Agency
Trust Company
Valet Parking
Vending Machine
Veterinarian Clinic
Video Rental and Sales
Video Viewing Center
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Warehouse or Storage
Water Store
Wedding Chapel
Weight Loss Center
Welding Shop
Wire Service
Withdrawal Management Facility
Youth Employment Organization

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