Section 242.00. Definitions

For purposes of this article:
    1. "Service animal" shall mean any animal that has been partnered with
  a  person who has a disability and has been trained or is being trained,
  by a qualified person, to aid or guide a person with a disability.
    2. "Disability" shall have the same meaning as provided in section two
  hundred ninety-two of the executive law.
    3. "Handler" shall mean a disabled person using a service animal.
    4. "Formal training program" or  "certified  trainer"  shall  mean  an
  institution,  group  or  individual  who has documentation and community
  recognition as a provider of service animals.