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Selling homemade food in Nevada means your label has to follow the Nevada Cottage Food Operation — NRS 446.866 (enacted by SB 206, 2013). A cottage food operation is exempt from the health-permit requirement but must REGISTER with the local health authority (Southern Nevada Health District in Clark County; Washoe County Health District in the north); registration is not complete until an approval letter issues. Labeling conforms to NRS 446.866 and FDA labeling requirements adopted by reference (21 CFR 101). Here is exactly what that label must show in 2026 — the required fields, the allergen rule, and the verbatim disclaimer and its font size — sourced to the statute and dated.
Print this statement on the label, word for word:
Verbatim, statutorily prescribed wording (NRS 446.866) — verified against SNHD's guide, which prints it exactly. Must appear prominently and conspicuously, in ENGLISH. The governing legal size measure is a physical HEIGHT, not a point size: all required label information (including this disclaimer) must be no smaller than 1/16 inch tall, measured on the lower-case letter 'o'; SNHD notes this is 'approximately an 8-point font' for many but not all typefaces — check with a household ruler because 8 pt varies by typeface. A stricter rule applies to the Net Quantity statement, which must be at least 1/8 inch tall on the principal display panel. Use readable typefaces (e.g., Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, Cambria); avoid decorative fonts. Confirm interpretation with your local health authority (SNHD in Clark County or Washoe County Health District).
Nevada's disclaimer is fixed verbatim by statute — 'MADE IN A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION' — and SNHD's own guide prints it word-for-word. But the enforceable SIZE rule is a physical height (no smaller than 1/16 inch, measured on a lower-case 'o'), NOT a point size; SNHD explicitly calls 8 pt merely 'approximately' 1/16 inch and only 'for many (but not all) fonts.' The net-quantity line is held to a stricter 1/8 inch. A generated label that hard-codes '8 pt' can technically fail if the chosen typeface renders below 1/16 inch, so the safest output ties every required line to the 1/16-inch measure and sizes net weight larger. Nevada is a registration state, not a pure exemption: you register with the LOCAL health authority (SNHD in Clark County, Washoe County Health District up north) and cannot sell until an approval letter issues — but the registration number does NOT go on the label. Label review became voluntary July 1, 2023 and remains available as a paid fee-for-service.
Nevada requires registering with the local health authority, but NRS 446.866 / the SNHD guide list exactly six required label elements — statement of identity, net quantity, ingredients, allergens, business name + full street address, and the disclaimer — and a permit/registration number is not among them. Adding a fake or unissued number is worse than omitting it.
The label must carry the business name AND a full address: street, city, state, and ZIP. 'Las Vegas, NV' alone or a P.O. box is non-compliant. Nevada offers no home-address exemption the way some states do; home operators uncomfortable printing a home address should confirm options with the local health authority before selling.
The Contains statement must DIRECTLY follow the ingredient list and name tree nuts, fish, and crustacean shellfish BY SPECIES (e.g., 'almond', 'salmon', 'shrimp') — a generic 'tree nuts' or 'fish' is a documented SNHD rejection. If a product contains none of the Big 9, omit the Contains line entirely rather than writing 'Contains: none'; an optional 'made in a facility that also processes...' may-contain warning is allowed.
Sub-ingredients of compound ingredients (butter, chocolate chunks, vanilla extract, etc.) must be broken out in parentheses, with everything listed in descending order by weight. SNHD's guide flags hidden allergens buried inside a compound ingredient as a leading labeling error — the reason full ingredient-of-ingredient listing is required.
Timeline: Register with your local health authority and wait for the approval letter before selling — registration is not complete until approved. SNHD processing typically runs a few business days to a couple of weeks depending on completeness; the optional paid label review adds time. Confirm current turnaround with the specific health district.
Cost: Cottage food registration is filed with the local health authority; fees vary by district and are not fixed in state statute — confirm the current amount with SNHD or Washoe County (budget roughly $0–$100). Label review has been optional since July 1, 2023 and is a separate fee-for-service if requested. Nevada caps cottage food gross sales at $35,000 per calendar year.
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Make my Nevada label →Nevada requires this exact statement on a cottage food label: “MADE IN A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION.” It must be set at a minimum of 8-point type.
No. Nevada does not require a permit or registration number printed on the label.
At minimum: product name — the common name of the food; your business / producer name; the address of the cottage food operation; a complete ingredient list, in descending order by weight (sub-ingredients included); an allergen declaration — the 9 major FDA allergens, in the ingredient list or a “Contains:” line; net weight, in US customary and metric units; the state's required disclaimer at a minimum of 8-point type (see below).
No. CottageCompliance gives general information based on each state's published rules, dated to when we last verified them. Always confirm with your state or local agency before selling.
Source: Southern Nevada Health District, Cottage Food Operations — https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/permits-and-regulations/cottage-food-operations/ ; SNHD 'Cottage Food Operation Registration Application' + 'Food Labeling Guide - Cottage Foods' (Updated 07/2025), citing NRS 446.866 and 21 CFR 101 — https://media.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/download/eh/cottage-app.pdf (label section read directly; disclaimer wording, 1/16-inch height rule, six required elements, and $35,000 cap all verified here) ; Nevada SB 206 (77th Session, 2013), enacting NRS 446.866 — https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/77th2013/Bills/SB/SB206_EN.pdf Verified 2026-08-10. General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state or local agency before selling.