AS 16.05.400: Persons exempt from annual licensing requirements.

(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 permanent sport fishing, hunting, or trapping identification card to a resident who completes the forms required by the commissioner for implementation of this section and who

(1) is 60 years of age or older;

(2) has been discharged from military service under honorable conditions, is eligible for a loan under AS 18.56.101, and is certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 50 percent or greater disability during military service; or

(3) has served in the Alaska Territorial Guard, is eligible for a loan under AS 18.56.101, and incurred a 50 percent or greater disability while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard.

(c) A person who is issued a permanent identification card under this section may not sport fish, hunt, or trap without having in the person's possession a valid identification card issued under this section or the appropriate license.