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Game board formally approves boating ed rules

The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has approved its plan for implementing the mandatory boating education law passed last year by the General Assembly.

There were no surprises at today's board of directors meeting, during which the board unanimously approved the plan, which establishes such details as specifying who is authorized to teach courses and what students must score on tests to qualify.

Here's a summary of the proposals and link to the full text, which received only minor tweaking after the recent public comment period.

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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.

Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.

After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.

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