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Explanation:

Analyze the underlined text and context

The question asks to choose the correct form of the underlined verb in the passage.
The sentence in paragraph 3 reads: "The city of Douglas issued a jackalope hunting license that requires a person to follow a strict regulation..."
We need to determine if "issued" is correct or if it should be changed.

Evaluate the tense consistency

The passage describes ongoing facts and current celebrations in Douglas, Wyoming:

• "Whether legend or reality, the jackalope most certainly exists..." (present tense "exists")
• "It is celebrated every June..." (present tense "is celebrated")
• "Special functions... include..." (present tense "include")
• "While walking... the large jackalope statues can be enjoyed..." (present tense "can be")
• "...concrete jackalope sits..." (present tense "sits")
• "The city of Douglas issued a jackalope hunting license that requires..."

The license still "requires" (present tense) a person to follow regulations. Since the city currently and continuously makes this license available as part of its ongoing tourism/celebration, the action of issuing the license is a general, ongoing fact. Therefore, the present tense "issues" is the most consistent and appropriate choice for this context.

Compare the options

• No change: "issued" is past tense, which breaks the consistency of the present tense used throughout the paragraph.
• has issued: present perfect, which implies a completed action with present relevance, but does not match the simple present pattern of the surrounding sentences.
• issues: simple present tense, third-person singular, which perfectly matches the subject "The city of Douglas" and maintains tense consistency.
• issuing: a participle form that would make the sentence grammatically incomplete (a fragment) without an auxiliary verb.

Therefore, "issues" is the correct choice.

Answer:

• (A) No change
• (B) has issued
• (C) issues (Correct answer)
• (D) issuing