General Business License (online portal): how to file the City of Las Vegas business license
For an address inside City of Las Vegas limits; check the jurisdiction first, since other addresses license with Clark County or their own city. Confirm the zoning allows the business and the building is code compliant, get the state business license and register with the Department of Taxation, then apply on the city's online portal.
- Agency
- City of Las Vegas, Business Licensing
- Where it applies
- Las Vegas
- How it's filed
- Filed on the agency's portal
- Fee
- Varies
- How long it takes
- A license technician emails within 5 business days; the license is issued within 30 days of applying, usually sooner.
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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