Dyed Diesel Part 2

Dyed Diesel Part 2. I'm Greg Martin with today's Fruit Grower Report. Farmers and orchardists already have to keep a lot of records but if certain things come to pass that could get worse. DILLEY: This is going to be a record keeping nightmare. Scott Dilley, Public Policy Analyst with Washington Farm Bureau is talking about the possibility of having to keep accurate records of ag producers use of dyed diesel. Dyed diesel is cheaper than clear diesel and intended for use in off-road or farm use. It does not have the taxes attached to it like clear diesel which is for use in vehicles used on public roads. State law allows used of dyed diesel within 15 miles of your farm but an IRS agent in the state is fining producers for its use on public roadways. DILLEY: We're actually talking to elected officials right now. We have worked with our Farm Bureau members and other farmers who have been cited for dyed diesel violation to see if we can get those citations rescinded. We think the use of dyed diesel should be allowed for farming purposes to go from farm to the field and back. The confusion comes from the difference in the eased state law as opposed to the strict use from the IRS agents which would require extremely detailed records of using dyed diesel vehicles on public roads. DILLEY: One person was fined $9000. A thousand dollars for the vehicle he was driving and then $8000 for the dyed diesel he had stored on his farm. I dispute that right away because he had other vehicles, tractors and other things that clearly used dyed diesel. That's today's Fruit Grower Report. I'm Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.