701.500.  New product sales, energy efficiency requirements — exceptions. — 1.  As used in sections 701.500 to 701.515, the following terms shall mean:

  (1)  "Department", the department of economic development;

  (2)  "Director", the director of the department of economic development;

  (3)  "Energy Star program", a joint program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy that identifies and promotes energy efficient products and practices.

  2.  The provisions of sections 701.500 to 701.515 shall apply to appliances that do not have minimum energy efficiency standards required under federal law.

  3.  No person shall sell, offer for sale, or install any new product listed in subsection 2 of this section in the state unless the product meets the minimum energy efficiency standards under sections 701.500 to 701.515.

  4.  The provisions of sections 701.500 to 701.515 shall not apply to:

  (1)  Consumer electronics; or

  (2)  Products:

  (a)  Manufactured in the state and sold outside the state;

  (b)  Manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale outside the state;

  (c)  Installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction; or

  (d)  Designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.