LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A popular Las Vegas Valley cottage bakery known for its cinnamon rolls received a “cease and desist” order to halt customer pickups from their doorstep.
Mama Llama Bakery has more than 132,000 followers on Instagram and 28,000 followers on TikTok. Mom Lindsay Skolnik developed her latest recipe for cinnamon rolls during her second pregnancy, and has efforted sales of baked goods from her home. Customers can pick up their orders from shelves outside her doorstep.
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Some Las Vegas locals and influencers have argued that her cinnamon rolls may be the best in Las Vegas; Skolnik tells FOX5, she works to space out her customers’ pickup orders to eliminate disruptions, and says her neighbors are supportive of her enterprise; she does not know who could have reported her to Clark County.
Code Enforcement officers came to her door, she tells FOX5.
“They just wanted to know that I wasn’t running an Airbnb or short-term rental. Obviously, I’m not. My nanny actually answered the door and told them that I was a cottage baker. They’re assuming that they knew what cottage bakeries are, and so the next day, I had a warning stamped on my door,” she said.
Her post detailing the Code Enforcement order and letter has thousands of comments and more than 200,000 views.
Skolnik tells FOX5, she previously went to the County and obtained a proper business license.
Clark County sent FOX5 an updated statement on the issue, Wednesday, now acknowledging Skolnik’s license, but addressing other issues with her business:
The permitting and regulation of the cottage food industry was established by the Nevada Legislature. The County’s Notice of Violation issued to the Mama Llama Bakery, stems from complaints that the business has clients and customers appearing in person at the home, which is not permissible in the Clark County’s Zoning Code without approval of a special use permit. Additionally, while the business owner has obtained a Clark County business license, the license specifically states that on-site clients, customers, or nonresident employees are not permissible.
The operator of the business may apply for a special use permit from the County to allow on-site clients, customers, or nonresident employees, but has not submitted a special use permit application as of today’s date. A use permit application to allow on-site clients, customers and nonresident employees would be placed on an agenda of the Town Board for a recommendation and the Clark County Planning Commission for a final decision subject to an appeal.
Skolnik thought she was operating legally.
“You spend $1,000 setting up your business. You get your LLC, which is another $400. And then…You get your business license. You pay for that. They say you’re all good to go… it really doesn’t make sense,” she said.
“When I spoke to the officer, he basically said that my business license says that I can’t do porch pickup. I thought that was the whole point of a cottage bakery business,” she said.
Skolnik has started a petition to call for regulatory changes for cottage bakeries.
“I’ve been very respectful of this policy and to not overstep as a neighbor. I think that’s really important. I really think that cottage bakeries should be allowed to have a porch pickup if it’s structured the way that I’m basically doing it,” she said.
Clark County officials stated Wednesday, following various social media post and interviews, they have concerns whether her frosting complies with mandatory health standards; Skolnik counters that she has corresponded numerous times with the Southern Nevada Health District and they are aware of her ingredients.
Officials also said they are looking into concerns whether she is employing workers within her home; Skolnik tells FOX5, she is only employing a nanny within her home.
Her recent post on the County order caught the attention of State Sen. Fabian Donate, who advocated for a pathway for street vendors to operate legally. Donate reached out to help Skolnik with her situation.
The State Senator sent FOX5 this statement:
“Current state law allows certain homemade food businesses to operate under Nevada’s cottage food framework, but there are still limitations on what can be sold, how these businesses can operate and the local requirements entrepreneurs may have to navigate. For many small business owners, particularly those starting from their own kitchens or operating on a very small scale, that process can be difficult to understand and navigate.
Cases like Mama Llama highlight an opportunity for all of us, at the state, county and Health District levels, to take a closer look at whether our current regulations are keeping pace with the realities of today’s small entrepreneurs. These are people who are working hard to support their families, invest in their communities and build a business, often with very limited resources.
Our responsibility is to find the right balance: protecting public health and consumers while also creating a clear, reasonable and accessible pathway for entrepreneurs to operate legally. That was the goal behind SB 295. The legislation would have helped streamline parts of the regulatory process and address some of the barriers facing cottage food businesses and other small food entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, the bill was vetoed, but the issues it sought to address remain.
We also have to look at the entire regulatory picture. State law is only one piece of it. Local requirements, permitting processes and even restrictions imposed by HOAs can create additional challenges for someone trying to operate a small business from their home.
I believe there is an opportunity to work collaboratively with Clark County, the Southern Nevada Health District and our small-business community to identify practical solutions. My hope is that we can make progress together before the next legislative session. If additional changes to state law are necessary, I am prepared to continue this work in 2027 so Nevada has a regulatory system that protects the public while also giving small entrepreneurs a fair opportunity to succeed.”
The order gives a deadline of August 20 to comply; Skolnik said customers will have one last chance to pick up their orders before she ceases doorstep pickups. Though she can currently sell her goods at farmer’s markets, Skolnik said doing so is not realistic with very young children at this time.
Dozens of local restaurants have reached out to host her famous cinnamon rolls, she tells FOX5 on Wednesday.
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