701.500. New product sales, energy efficiency requirements--exceptions.

New product sales, energy efficiency requirements--exceptions.

701.500. 1. As used in sections 701.500 to 701.515, the followingterms shall mean:

(1) "Department", the department of natural resources;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of natural resources;

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

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

3. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or install any new productlisted in subsection 2 of this section in the state unless the productmeets the minimum energy efficiency standards under sections 701.500 to701.515.

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 thestate for final retail sale outside the state;

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

(d) Designed expressly for installation and use in recreationalvehicles.

(L. 2008 S.B. 1181, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 734)