@Scarlet_Manuka Wait, are you giving that example of the retired guy as a defense of the board? Because that's just as idiotic.
The problem with a system like this is that you could be the most acclaimed engineer in the world -- maybe the project lead on the Brooklyn Bridge, or something -- but you'll be slapped with a fine in the state of Oregon because you're not registered. I'd say that it would be good if it at least protected local Oregon engineers from outsourced jobs, but it doesn't, because they have to deal with the same bullshit.
However, that's not even the problem. This case is particularly egregious because this man is indeed not a registered engineer, civil or otherwise -- he was protesting a political issue. How much math does a problem have to involve before it's illegal to talk about it? Does it need algebra? I assume calculus is totally off-limits. The board's job is technically to run around slapping fines on people who call themselves engineers without being registered, true. It is also the job of the board to hear complaints and act on them.