Governor Joe Lombardo has signed Assembly Bill 375, a new law that permits certain food establishments in Nevada to sell and deliver sealed alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, if authorized by local ordinance.
The law allows county commissions and city councils to approve regulations letting qualified businesses sell and deliver sealed alcohol.
These sales will include a surcharge of up to 50 cents per transaction, with the money funding administrative costs and the state’s DUI reduction program.
The legislation also renames and expands the state’s Ignition Interlock Program, allowing funds to be used for broader DUI education, treatment, and enforcement efforts.
Changes to craft distillery rules were also included.
Distillers with exclusive contracts created before January 1 may now import spirits to create a specific product and produce up to 40,000 additional cases for out-of-state sales. They may also use spirits made by other manufacturers for those exclusive products.
The law also designates the Picon Punch, a traditional Basque drink, as Nevada’s official state drink.
AB375 passed with strong support in both the Assembly and Senate before being signed into law and enrolled as Chapter 421. Most provisions take effect October 1.
