Comments on the vets was in responce to you. You were the one that felt the need to go down that path, I can only assume because you somehow felt it would add more weight, it didn't. Did you ever think you misunderstood him. For the record the LAW from the fishing rule book is below, follow it or not I couldn't care less.
The person with a disability for whom razor clams are being dug must be in line of
sight of the designated harvester or within ¼ mile of the digging site. Both the digger
and the person with a disability must be licensed. The person with a disability must
have a designated harvester companion card. The designated harvester must have
the designated harvester companion card in their possession while assisting the
person with a disability.