First no, second there is already a Federal Law in place that requires a fishing license at least for saltwater. The reason the Feds have not implemented their own is because most states already put one in place and the Feds accepted each states license system as adequate. Second 55 is nothing and would make darn near every program in the nation broke. NC annual resident license is 15 last I checked (I have a lifetime) which would bring in much more then that alone.