Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, § 2527

A person or corporation maintaining or operating a line of wires, that cuts down, mutilates, or injures the trees standing upon the lands of another, or a person or corporation that affixes or causes to be affixed to the property of another, a post, structure, fixture, wire, or other apparatus for telephonic, telegraphic, or other electrical communication, without first procuring the right to do so by application to and determination of the Transportation Board or the selectboard of the town, agreeably to this chapter, or first obtaining the consent of the owner or lawful agent of the owner of such property, shall be fined not more than $100.00.