General Information
IMPORTANT NOTICE
During the 83rd Legislative Session (2025) Senate
Bill (SB) 466 transferred the authority to regulate and permit food
establishments from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health to the Nevada
Department of Agriculture (NDA). The bill was signed by the Governor on June
10, 2025, and became effective on July 1, 2025. A separate bill SB 494 created
the Nevada Health Authority (NHA). These bills reorganized the Environmental
Health Section into two separate programs. The NDA is responsible for all the
food programs regulated in NRS and NAC 446, 583, 585 and 445A. The NHA will
provide support for all non-food programs regulated under NRS/NAC 444, 585 and
447.
Please contact us at the Nevada Department of Agriculture,
Food Safety Program.
Phone: 775-684-5280
Email: EHSCustomerservice@health.nv.gov
IMPORTANT NOTICE OF REGULATION CHANGE
The State of Nevada has amended the regulation that prohibits the sale or distribution of bottled water produced in a plant outside of the State of Nevada. The “Out of State Bottled Water” permit is no longer required to sale or distribute bottled water into the State of Nevada from another state or foreign country.
NEW REGULATION MAY BE FOUND AT THE LINK BELOW
WATER BOTTLED IN THE STATE OF NEVADA MUST HAVE A PERMIT
- Counties under state authority
- Carson City
- Churchill County
- Douglas County
- Elko County
- Esmeralda County
- Eureka County
- Humboldt County
- Lander County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Mineral County
- Nye County
- Pershing County
- Washoe County
- White Pine County