(a) Animal response team means a group of qualified volunteers, organized and deployed by the State or a county, to address emergencies and disasters affecting animals.

(b) CART means any county animal response team.

(c) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets.

(d) E-SART means the Empire State Animal Response Team of the State of New York, which is an association of recognized CARTS across the State.

(e) FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(f) ICS means the Incident Command System of FEMA.

(g) NIMS means the National Incident Management System of FEMA.

(h) State means the State of New York.

(i) Qualified volunteer means a person who does not receive compensation for his or her services, who is an active member of an animal response team and has either been activated by directive of the commissioner or is acting in an official capacity of the animal response team pursuant to guidelines from the commissioner.