I don't hunt or fish, but I am an herbal wildcrafter. Would the harvest of wild plants fall under such a law? It generally falls under "wildlife," right?

As the law goes, I need a permit to harvest anything over 200 dollars worth from a Nat'l forest (federal land), but none on private land beyond landowner's consent. Nowhere can I harvest endangered or federally protected plants, and in AZ, for instance, I cannot harvest prickly pear, though it is under no stress and couldn't be eliminated if you tried. Point is, some cases make sense, others don't. I can see the clause in question from both sides...