1. The board of county commissioners in each county whose population is 700,000 or more shall enter into an agreement in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, with the governing body of each city whose population is 150,000 or more located within the county and with the governing body of each city located within the county whose population is less than 150,000 who chooses to enter into such an agreement for the establishment of a business license to authorize a person who is licensed as a contractor pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS to engage in the business of contracting within the county and each of those cities.

2. The agreement required pursuant to subsection 1 must set forth the purposes, powers, rights, obligations and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the county and each city that enters into the agreement.

3. Upon entering into the agreement required pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners shall establish by ordinance a system for issuing such a business license that authorizes a person who is licensed as a contractor pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS to engage in the business of contracting within the county and each city that entered into the agreement pursuant to subsection 1 and in which the person intends to conduct business.

4. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3 must include, without limitation:

(a) The requirements for obtaining the business license;

(b) The fees for the issuance and renewal of the business license; and

(c) Any other requirements necessary to establish the system for issuing the business license.

5. A person who is licensed as a contractor pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is eligible to obtain from the county a business license that authorizes the person to engage in the business of contracting within the county and each city located in the county which enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection 1 and in which the person intends to conduct business if the person meets the requirements set forth in the ordinance to qualify for the license and:

(a) The person maintains only one place of business within the county and the place of business is located within the unincorporated area of the county;

(b) The person maintains more than one place of business within the county and each of those places of business is located within the unincorporated area of the county; or

(c) The person does not maintain any place of business within the county.

6. A person who obtains a business license described in this section is subject to all other licensing and permitting requirements of the State and any other counties and cities in which the person does business.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 3586)