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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1405" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An applicant for a license in the county shall include on the application:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a statement whether the applicant is a natural–born citizen or a naturalized citizen; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the applicant is not a natural–born citizen or a naturalized citizen, information or documentation required by the Board to show proof of immigration status.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may obtain information from the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs to verify the citizenship or immigration status of the applicant.</text>
  </level>
</section>
