Mushroom foraging laws in Nevada
Compiled from official sources; not legal advice. Rules change. Confirm with the land manager or the agency before you pick.
Summary
Nevada law makes it unlawful to pick or remove flora on state park land unless you follow the Division of State Parks' regulations. Neither the law nor the park rules name mushrooms, so it is unclear whether picking them is covered. Restaurants and stores must buy wild mushrooms from an approved identification expert.
Public land
State parks: NRS 527.050 makes it unlawful to "cut, destroy, mutilate, pick or remove any flora" on state land run by the Division of State Parks without following the Division's regulations. The law does not define flora. Where it lists plant types, it does not list fungi, so it is unclear whether mushrooms count. The Division's park rules (NAC 407) have no rule on picking plants or mushrooms. Ask the park before picking. Federal lands follow their own rules.
Selling
Nevada's food establishment rule says mushrooms picked in the wild must come from sources where each mushroom is individually inspected and found safe by an approved mushroom identification expert. Exceptions: cultivated wild mushroom species grown and processed in a regulated operation, and packaged product from a regulated food processing establishment.
Sources
- Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 527 (NRS 527.050)
- Nevada Administrative Code chapter 407 (State Parks)
- Nevada Administrative Code chapter 446 (NAC 446.129 Wild mushroom species)
Last verified: November 11, 2026