Doesn't that mean to take the class, a kid would have to buy a fishing license? He's still consuming a state resource.

Wait got it....the class is strictly theory, spieces study, habitate study, behavior study, intro to equipment, and intro to the motor skills required i.e. knot tying, and casting plugs with no hooks at suspended rubber tires.

Maybe like : In biology class, they dissect animals to learn anatomy, without a coroner's or doctor's license.