First street vendor license issued to business owner by Clark County

Clark County announced Wednesday that they had granted the first street vendor business license to Paletas y Aguas.

Jose Manuel Carrera, owner of Paletas y Aguas, was handed his business license while surrounded by Commissioners Tick Segerblom, William McCurdy and Marilyn Kirkpatrick. He is the first street vendor in Clark County to receive a license since the county's updated street vending ordinance went into effect at the end of April.

"Exciting news! Clark County has issued its first-ever sidewalk vending license," McCurdy said in a post on X. "Congrats to the trailblazing small business owner, Jose Manuel! Here's to more local entrepreneurs thriving in our community!"

Carrera was also gifted a one-year membership to the Las Vegas Chamber by the county, Segerblom mentioned in a post on X. His business is listed as under ownership of the La Michoacana LV, LLC, at 3512 East Lake Mead Boulevard.

Under the county's new rules, applicants must have a business license, permits from the Southern Nevada Health District and Nevada Department of Taxation and proof of liability insurance. They would also have to detail to the county the products they are selling and structure they are selling from.

Vendors are required to abide by restrictions set by the county dictating where they can't sell and the hours they can operate.

Violators may be charged with a civil penalty carrying a fine up to $500. If a vendor violates the ordinance while outside a residential zone, they could be charged with a misdemeanor and subject to up to six months in county jail.

Since being introduced in March, the street vending ordinance has received pushback from the vendor community and its allies, specifically over what many have called arbitrary distance requirements.

Two other businesses are pending license approval, according to the county.