N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-470: § 20-470 Seizure of perishable goods.

In the event that any seizure made pursuant to this subchapter shall include any perishable items or food products which cannot be retained in custody without such items or food products becoming unwholesome, putrid, decomposed or unfit in any way, they may be delivered to the commissioner of health for disposition pursuant to the provisions of section 17-323 of this code.