The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 3003)
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§ 3003. Name
The name of a cooperative governed by this chapter shall include the words “utility”
or “energy” or a word designating any specific form of energy such as “electric,”
“propane,” or “natural gas” and “cooperative” and the abbreviation “inc.” unless,
in an affidavit made by its president or vice president and filed with the Secretary
of State, or in an affidavit made by a person signing articles of incorporation, consolidation,
merger, or conversion, which relate to the cooperative and filed, together with the
articles, with the Secretary of State, it shall appear that the cooperative desires
to do business in another state and is or would be precluded by reason of the inclusion
of the words in its name. The name of a cooperative shall be distinct from the name
of any other cooperative or corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized
to do business in, this State. (Amended 1999, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 415, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 10, § 26, eff. July 1, 2025.)