Alcoholic beverage license—Package alcohol.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.50.170
in effect6.50.170 - Alcoholic beverage license—Package alcohol.
(A) A package alcohol license authorizes the sale, to consumers only and not for resale, of alcoholic beverages, in original sealed or corked containers, for consumption off the premises where the same are sold. In addition, a liquor store that holds a package alcohol license may provide on-premises wine, beer, cordial and liqueur tasting, but only if the licensee also holds a corresponding activity endorsement or license condition for such location.
(B) Pursuant to its general authority to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages, the City Council declares that the public health, safety and general welfare of the City are best promoted and protected by specifically limiting the type of establishments which are permitted to sell each and every type and quality of alcoholic beverage, without regard to the alcohol by volume in any given beverage, which are sold in original sealed or corked containers for consumption away from the establishment where such beverages are purchased. A package alcohol license shall only be considered for the following types of establishments:
(1) A grocery store as defined herein by LVMC 6.50.020; or
(2) A liquor store as defined herein by LVMC 6.50.020.
(C) Nothing in this Chapter prohibits a minor from entering or remaining in a store that holds a package alcohol license as long as the minor is continuously accompanied by the minor's parent or legal guardian.
(D) Nothing in this Chapter prohibits the holder of a package alcohol license from dispensing beer or cider in a container sold or provided by a licensee, or a sanitary container provided by the customer, but only if:
(1) The container is made of glass, ceramic or metal and has a maximum capacity of one gallon;
(2) The licensee or the licensee's employee fills the container at the time of sale;
(3) The container, before transfer to the customer, is capped with a cork or a screw top or flip top cap or lid, and then sealed with a plastic adhesive or tamper-evident seal; and
(4) The container is thereafter removed from the premises in that sealed condition and the beer or cider is not consumed on the licensee's premises.
(E) No person is entitled to apply for consideration or issuance of a package liquor license for any establishment located on or adjacent to a pedestrian mall unless the license is for a location with an unexpired special use permit approval under LVMC Title 19 that authorizes the activity allowed by that license.
(F) An establishment with a package alcohol license may provide for the tasting of beverages that are authorized by the license to be sold, subject to the following conditions:
(1) No sample may exceed one-half ounce per drink; and
(2) Each sample must be served on the premises of the licensee for educational purposes or to promote the sale of packaged alcoholic beverages.
(G) An establishment with a package alcohol license may provide for instructional wine-making in accordance with LVMC 6.50.100(A)(2), but only if authorized to do so at that location by means of an ancillary activity endorsement or condition of the alcohol beverage license.
(Ord. No. 6806, § 12, 4-6-22; Ord. No. 6505, § 12, 2-3-16; Ord. No. 6320, § 2, 5-21-14; Ord. No. 6266, § 10, 9-4-13; Ord. No. 6134, § 2, 3-2-11; Ord. No. 6071, § 16, 12-16-09; Ord. 5607 § 18, 2003)
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_CH6.50LICO_6.50.170ALBELIACALFetched: 10/28/2026