Nevada · NV · Food & drink
Nevada: Where can you buy liquor?
Private licensed stores
Nevada liquor is sold by privately owned licensed retailers, which must buy from state-licensed private wholesalers.
State law defines a retail liquor store as any place where beer, wine or liquor is sold to consumers, in packages or by the drink. County liquor boards license retailers outside cities, while incorporated cities regulate their own liquor dealers. The state licenses wholesalers but does not buy or sell liquor.
What the law says
no retailer or retail liquor dealer may purchase any liquor from other than a state-licensed wholesaler.
Sources
- NRS 369.090 and 369.487 Official · leg.state.nv.us
- NRS 244.350 (county liquor boards) Official · leg.state.nv.us
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Nevada Department of Taxation
- Phone
- (866) 962-3707
- Website
- tax.nv.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arizona Private licensed storesArizona licenses private liquor stores to sell spirits for off-premises drinking; the state runs no liquor stores.
- California Private licensed storesCalifornia licenses private businesses to sell distilled spirits for off-premises drinking; the state does not buy or sell liquor.
- Idaho Government-run storesIdaho sells liquor only through state-run liquor stores and state-authorized contract stores supplied by the Idaho State Liquor Division.
- Oregon Private agency storesOregon's liquor commission is the only legal seller of spirits; privately run stores sell on its behalf at prices it sets.
- Utah Government-run storesUtah sells liquor in state-run stores staffed by state employees, plus contract package agencies in smaller towns and resorts.