(a) A license is not required of a resident under 18 years of age or a nonresident under 16 years of age for sport fishing nor is a license required of a resident under 18 years of age for hunting or trapping.
(b) Upon request, and without charge, the commissioner shall issue a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping identification card to a resident who is 60 years of age or older. The commissioner shall issue a permanent identification card without charge to a person who qualifies by age and residence and who completes the forms required by the commissioner for implementation of this subsection. A person who is issued a permanent identification card under this subsection may not sport fish, hunt, or trap without having a valid identification card issued under this subsection or the appropriate license in possession.