Policemen risk their lives every day when confronting another person. If a cop asked to see me fishing license I would gladly show him a copy and immediately ask if he fishes and have a nice conversation with him.
I'm on the water a lot and if I see any type of law enforcement whether it be marine patrol, policeman or whatever, I will always initiate conversation with them. I appreciate every thing they do for us citizens and realize they put themselves in harms way every time they leave for work. And no, I am not in any type of law enforcement position.
And by the way, I have never been asked to show a license or have a marine patrol do a safety inspection. Gee, I wonder why?