IOWARegulation
Reynolds widens dyed-diesel penalty suspension to livestock and other farm products
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a disaster emergency proclamation on October 7, 2026, suspending the dyed-fuel restrictions in Iowa Code sections 452A.74 and 452A.74A(1) for motor vehicles hauling soybeans, corn, livestock, livestock feed, soybean meal, fertilizer and other farm products, and suspending sales and fuel tax provisions on that fuel. The proclamation, which expands an earlier proclamation, took effect immediately and expires February 4, 2027.
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Key points
- The expansion adds livestock, livestock feed, soybean meal, and other farm products to the covered hauls.Office of Governor Kim ReynoldsOffice of Governor Kim Reynolds
- Dyed-fuel provisions of Iowa Code sections 452A.74 and 452A.74A(1) are suspended for vehicles hauling the listed farm products.Office of Governor Kim Reynolds
- The proclamation took effect immediately and expires February 4, 2027, unless terminated or extended in writing.Office of Governor Kim Reynolds
- It also suspends Iowa Code sections 423.2(1), 423.5(1) and 452A.3(3) for the sale and use of that fuel.Office of Governor Kim Reynolds