Section 223-B. Discrimination against hearing impaired persons who have hearing dogs

No hearing impaired person who has a  hearing  impairment
  manifested  by a speech discrimination score of forty percent or less in
  the better ear with appropriate correction as certified  by  a  licensed
  audiologist or otorhinolaryngologist as defined in section seven hundred
  eighty-one  of the general business law, or a physician who has examined
  such  person  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section  seven  hundred
  eighty-four  of such law, shall be denied occupancy in a dwelling in any
  project or be subjected to eviction from any such dwelling on  the  sole
  ground  that  such person owns a hearing dog, provided, however, that if
  after occupancy a health hazard results on  account  of  such  dog,  the
  public  health  officer  having  jurisdiction  may  take such corrective
  measures as may be appropriate.