DJS: They should not have to go anywhere to get a license other than the county in which they live.
Fisherman: Where did I say that?
Even if it isn't what you meant to say it could have been interpreted that way.
Viviane: Why in the world do you imagine their license would be invalid?
Fisherman: Judge Bunning said so.
All the more reason to fire her and replace her with another clerk. I realize that's not possible for legal reasons plus it would broaden the court's power.
I personally would have given her the stiffest fine possible and upon her refusal to pay after one warning would have put a lien on her bank account and property. It would have lessened her martyrdom.
There are no easy answers but then no one anticipated a martyr's fanaticism when they wrote the principles of governance.