Business licenses for visiting exhibitors
Use the venue address when checking licensing. Take your selling or order-taking plans to the relevant licensing office before the show.
Last checked Nov 12, 2026
What to know
- Clark County includes visiting vendors
Clark County says vendors doing business in unincorporated Clark County need a business license even when only vending at an event. A traveling vendor may apply for a Temporary Store permit for the event duration.
ConfirmedClark County Business License: temporary event FAQs, visiting vendorsChecked Nov 12, 2026
- A license elsewhere is not enough
Clark County says a business licensed in another jurisdiction still needs a valid, unexpired Clark County business license to do business in unincorporated Clark County.
ConfirmedClark County Business License: temporary event FAQs, visiting vendorsChecked Nov 12, 2026
- City of Las Vegas: check the address
The City of Las Vegas licensing process starts by checking the proposed business address to identify the licensing jurisdiction. Its guidance says businesses operating in different jurisdictions may need a license from each.
ConfirmedCity of Las Vegas: business license application, determine jurisdictionChecked Nov 12, 2026