8 V.S.A. § 3434: Fees—Penalty for receiving

(a) No director, officer, or member of any such insurer or insurers except as fully expressed in the affidavits, described in section 3433 of this title, shall receive any fee, commission, other compensation, or valuable consideration whatever, direct or indirect, for in any manner aiding, promoting, or assisting in such merger, consolidation, or reinsurance.

(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 and not more than $15,000.00.