Exemptions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.74.040
in effect6.74.040 - Exemptions.
This Chapter does not apply to:
(A) Dealers of used vehicles as to those activities for which a license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles is required pursuant to NRS 482.322;
(B) The buying, selling or trading by a licensed business of used portable electronic devices or major home appliances, but only to the extent acquired by the business as a trade-in or credit upon a buyer's purchase of a new portable electronic device or major home appliance on a one for one basis;
(C) The taking in pawn or the selling of unredeemed personal property by a licensed pawnbroker pursuant to Chapter 6.60;
(D) The buying, selling or trading of used newspapers and periodicals;
(E) A person who engages in the business of buying or selling secondhand firearms or any antique parts, accessories or other equipment relating to those firearms to the extent that the person:
(1) Engages in that business at a show that:
(a) Is held at:
(I) A convention facility which is owned or operated by and located on the premises of a resort hotel; or
(II) A recreational facility which is owned or operated by a county fair and recreation board; and
(b) Is conducted for not more than seven days during any six-month period; and
(2) The person has been issued a license as a manufacturer, importer, dealer or collector pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 923;
(F) The buying, selling or trading by a licensed retail business of used video games, videotapes, cassettes, digital video discs, compact discs or sound recordings which have been purchased (or received as trade-ins) from its retail customers, provided that credit only has been given as consideration for the purchases or trade-ins, which credit then can only be used by its retail customers for the rental or purchase of new or used items referenced in this Subsection at any of its licensed business premises;
(G) A convention or trade show not exceeding fourteen days in length, provided that convention or trade show exhibitors do not purchase secondhand or used personal property at the convention or trade show; or
(H) The buying, selling or trading of wearing apparel, general household furnishings, infant/child items, sporting equipment, musical instruments, or specified liquid waste.
(Ord. No. 6547, § 2, 8-17-16; Ord. No. 6227, § 3, 12-5-12; Ord. 5823 § 1, 2006: Ord. 5060 § 3, 1998: Ord. 3020 § 3, 1982: Ord. 2196 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 5-8-4)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.74SEDE_6.74.040EXFetched: 10/28/2026