ATLANTA — Georgia will not impose state penalties on the sale, delivery or on-road use of dyed diesel under an executive order Gov. Brian Kemp announced Oct. 7, 2026, as fuel prices continue to pressure farmers and truckers. Dyed diesel is normally reserved for off-road use and marked with dye because it is exempt from state and federal highway fuel taxes. The fuel is chemically the same as other diesel, but using it on public roads can ordinarily trigger penalties. Kemp’s order suspends those state penalties; the announcement did not specify when the suspension will end. The change builds on Georgia’s recent suspension of its state motor fuel tax and removal of state weight limits on commercial vehicles. Kemp said he made the decision after consulting Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, House Speaker Jon Burns and Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. “With our farmers and truckers under heavy pressure, we’re leaving no stone unturned when it comes to giving them relief,” Kemp said in a statement, adding that the administration was also seeking to help Georgians who depend on goods produced and delivered by those workers. President Donald Trump recently signed a federal order deferring federal excise taxes on dyed diesel and waiving restrictions on its off-road use through the end of December. The state and federal actions address separate tax and enforcement rules. Kemp’s office, citing AAA, said Georgia fuel prices had fallen since the state suspended its gas tax: regular gasoline was down about 33 cents per gallon, while diesel had declined by more than 42 cents over the same period. AAA’s reported statewide averages were $3.85 per gallon for regular gas — 51 cents below the national average — and $5.80 for diesel, about 50 cents below the national average.