Section 17-323. Seizure of perishable food

In the event that a seizure made
  pursuant to this subchapter shall include any perishable  item  of  food
  which   cannot  be  retained  in  custody  without  such  item  becoming
  unwholesome, putrid, decomposed or unfit in any  way,  the  commissioner
  may  order  such  item  destroyed  or  otherwise  disposed  of provided,
  however, that written notice of such destruction  or  other  disposition
  setting  forth  an  itemized description of the property, the reason for
  its destruction or other disposition, and the date when it was destroyed
  or otherwise disposed of be mailed to the food vendor from whom  it  was
  seized  within  twenty-four hours after such disposition. A copy of such
  notice shall be kept on file by the department for a period of one year.