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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="2-105" title_number="2" title_name="Administration by Comptroller" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Duties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Comptroller shall design the license form required for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the motor fuel tax laws; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the sales and use tax laws.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Comptroller:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall determine:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the design of tax stamps or certificates required for the alcoholic beverage tax and for the tobacco tax; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the form of any other evidence of tax payment; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may adopt any other method or device that the Comptroller considers necessary to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>prevent fraud or evasion of the alcoholic beverage tax; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>comply with any restrictions that the federal government imposes on alcoholic beverages during a war or an emergency.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In cooperation with the Executive Director, the Comptroller:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall provide tax stamps or certificates to indicate that the alcoholic beverage tax or tobacco tax has been paid; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may adopt reasonable regulations to prevent abuse but ensure the adequate availability of tax stamps and certificates, including regulations that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>limit excessive disbursement of tax stamps and certificates; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>require proof of need for tax stamps and certificates.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
