Vermont requires every licensed landscape architect to get a seal in the design the Director authorizes and directs, and to stamp plans and specifications with it. Beyond that, the statute sets no size, names no device, and says nothing about a signature, a date or electronic seals. This page covers what the law settles, the face manufactured for Vermont, and what to send with an order.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against 26 V.S.A. § 2628. Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who sets the design | The Director authorizes and directs it; the statute does not spell the design out. | 26 V.S.A. § 2628 (device type not prescribed) |
| What gets stamped | Plans and specifications that you prepared or that were prepared under your direct supervision. | 26 V.S.A. §§ 2612, 2613, 2628 |
| Size | None prescribed. | Not addressed in the cited rules |
| Device type | Not named. The statute uses the word stamped and stops there. | 26 V.S.A. § 2628 (device type not prescribed) |
| Signature | Not mentioned. | 26 V.S.A. § 2628 (silent as to signature and date) |
| Date | Not mentioned. | 26 V.S.A. § 2628 (silent as to signature and date) |
| Electronic or digital seal | No provision for this profession. | 26 V.S.A. ch. 46 |
| Digital signature and authentication | No standard and no authentication step, as there is no profession-specific rule behind the statute. | 26 V.S.A. ch. 46 |
| Renewing your license | Section 2626 governs renewal; the seal is not addressed. | 26 V.S.A. §§ 2626, 2628, 2629 |
| Lapse, retirement or revocation | No seal provision; § 2629 deals with unprofessional conduct. | 26 V.S.A. §§ 2626, 2628, 2629 |
Vermont is one row in our landscape architect seal requirements by state table, which sets each jurisdiction's rule side by side.
What does Vermont law require of a landscape architect's seal?
Two things. You must obtain a seal made to the design the Director authorizes and directs, and plans and specifications prepared by you or under your direct supervision must be stamped with it.
The design itself is not written into the statute. Section 2628 hands that decision to the Director, and no administrative rule specific to Vermont landscape architects fills in the details. That is why this page keeps what the law states separate from what is manufactured.
For the licensing background behind the seal, see our post on Vermont landscape architect licensing and our explainer on Vermont landscape architect certification.
What does the seal manufactured for Vermont look like?
The Vermont face we make reads VERMONT along the top curve and LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT along the bottom, with an outline map of the state in the middle. This description comes from production artwork, not from the statute.
The full manufactured layout is:
- VERMONT on the upper arc and LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT on the lower arc
- a five-pointed star on each side, level with the horizontal centerline
- an outline map of Vermont at the center, with your name above it and your license number below it, shown with the abbreviation No. before the digits
- a dotted inner ring around that center block
- an outer border of beaded, elongated ovals
Read this list as a description of the product, not of the law. If the design the Director authorizes differs, the Director's design is the one section 2628 points to. Our post on the Vermont professional landscape architect stamp shows the manufactured face in more detail.
What size must a Vermont landscape architect seal be?
No size is prescribed. Section 2628 gives no diameter or other dimension, and no landscape architect rule adds one, so there is no published Vermont figure for you to order against.
Choose a size that keeps your name, your license number and the map legible on the smallest sheet you issue. Test it on a reduced copy as well, because the beaded border and dotted ring are fine details that can blur at small sizes.
Which device can a Vermont landscape architect use?
The statute does not say. Section 2628 requires that plans and specifications be stamped with the seal, but it names no device type, so it does not settle the choice between an inked stamp and an embosser.
Pick the device by how your plans and specifications leave the office. An inked stamp puts a flat impression on each sheet; an embosser gives a raised one on originals. You can also keep both, made from the same artwork.
Does a Vermont landscape architect sign or date the stamped sheet?
Neither is mentioned. Section 2628 calls for the stamp only, and no Vermont rule for this profession adds a signing or dating step, so the law gives you no signature or date requirement to follow.
If you sign or date next to the impression, that is your office practice rather than a Vermont requirement for landscape architects. The statute neither describes a signature nor sets a place for one.
Which Vermont documents get stamped?
Plans and specifications that you prepared, or that were prepared under your direct supervision. Sections 2612, 2613 and 2628 give the stamping duty that scope.
Put a place for the impression in your sheet border, and decide where on your specifications the stamp will go, so every set is ready before it goes out.
Can a Vermont landscape architect seal electronically?
Vermont is silent on it. Chapter 46 contains no provision for an electronic or digital landscape architect seal, sets no standard for digital signatures and asks for no authentication step, and no profession-specific rule fills that gap.
Vermont law therefore gives no method for placing the seal in a file. If you work digitally, the statute's only instruction is still the one in section 2628: plans and specifications are stamped with the seal of the Director's design.
What happens to the seal at renewal, lapse or retirement?
The law does not say. Section 2628 is silent on the seal when a license expires, lapses or is revoked, or when you retire, and no rule fills that in. Section 2626 covers renewing the license and § 2629 covers unprofessional conduct.
Neither of those sections, as read for this page, speaks to the device itself. The manufactured face described above carries no date, so a renewal does not by itself make the impression out of date.
What should you send when ordering a Vermont seal?
Your name and your Vermont license number, which fill the two personal lines on the manufactured face. If the Director has given you a design, send that as well, so the die follows the design section 2628 points to.
Tell us the device you want and any sheet size that limits the diameter. Our post on the Vermont landscape architect seal covers how the finished seal is used on a project.
How do you check a Vermont impression before use?
Stamp a test sheet and read it against your order: your name above the map, your number below it, and both arcs of lettering spelled correctly. Then compare the whole face with the design the Director authorizes.
Check that the dotted inner ring and the beaded border print cleanly without filling in. Scan the test sheet to confirm the lettering survives copying.
Frequently asked questions
Can I design my own Vermont seal?
Section 2628 ties the seal to a design the Director authorizes and directs. A design you create yourself is not what the statute describes.
Does the license number have to be shown with No. in front?
That format belongs to the manufactured face. The statute sets no number format of its own; it leaves the design to the Director.
Is it wrong to sign across a Vermont seal?
Section 2628 neither requires a signature nor says where one goes, so signing across or beside the impression is a matter of office practice.
Can an embosser be used on its own?
The statute names no device type, so it neither requires nor excludes an embosser. It does say plans and specifications are stamped with the seal.
Is there a Vermont rule that adds detail to section 2628?
Not for landscape architects. There is no profession-specific administrative rule for this license, which is why size, device, signature, date and electronic sealing all go unaddressed.
Gather your name, license number and any design the Director has provided, then order from our Vermont stamps and seals collection.
