N.Y. Penal Law 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 Executive Law § 292 (Definitions)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.

Source: Section 242.00 — Definitions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/242.­00 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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