This time I just got off the phone with Dr. John F. Brown, DVM, PhD, State Toxicologist/State Public Health Veterinarian, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Box 101106, Columbia, S.C.; 1-803-737-4170 South Carolina is observing the Compendium and all cases have to go through his office so he knows of no reason or history which would indicate any problems with autonomous local departments in that state. [Posted in FML issue 2223]