(a) Each public agency, as part of any procedure for issuing any license, shall require each person making application for a license to provide such person’s federal Social Security account number or federal employer identification number, or both, if available, to the licensing agency or where such number or numbers are unavailable, the reason or reasons for the unavailability. The numbers or reasons shall be obtained by the agency as part of the administration of taxes administered by the commissioner for the purpose of establishing the identification of persons affected by such taxes.

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(b) Each public agency issuing any licenses shall on or before February 1, 1995, and February first annually thereafter furnish to the commissioner on a compatible magnetic tape file or in some other form which is acceptable to the commissioner, a list of all persons to whom licenses were issued by such agency during the preceding calendar year.

(c) Each list provided to the commissioner pursuant to this section shall contain the name, address and federal Social Security account number or federal employer identification number of each person named on such list, or both, if available to such agency or the reason or reasons for the unavailability.