Vt. Stat. tit. 9 § 2012
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to appropriate for its own exclusive use any distinctive mark to be placed upon logs or pulpwood for identification may file a copy of such mark, accompanied by a statement claiming the exclusive use thereof for such purpose, with the Secretary of State, who, if satisfied that such mark is not the duplicate of, or deceptively similar to, any such mark theretofore registered in his or her office, shall register, and issue to and in the name of such person, firm, or corporation a certificate of registration of such mark. The person, firm, or corporation in whose name such certificate of registration is issued shall be entitled to the exclusive use of the mark therein described for all purposes of this subchapter. The fee for such filing and recording and for a duly attested certificate of the record thereof shall be $10.00. The Secretary may make such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
9 V.S.A. § 2012