Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 605

Upon the application of a party in a cause pending before the Commissioner and on such notice to the adverse party or the adverse party’s attorney as the Commissioner deems reasonable, the Commissioner may issue a commission to a person designated by the Commissioner to take the testimony of a person residing or located outside the State. The testimony shall be taken upon interrogatories settled by order of the Commissioner or upon oral examination, as the Commissioner directs.