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Ordinance No. 2039-09 of the Municipality of San Vicente prohibits the operation of short-term rental accommodations within city limits unless the operator registers with the city and pays a monthly license fee to fund enforcement. The national government has a National Tourism Act that provides a comprehensive nationwide framework regulating tourism-related establishments, including short-term rentals, and states that licensing standards shall be uniform; there is no express preemption clause in the national law. (a) Identify the central doctrine governing local autonomy that applies. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule on preemption versus local regulation. (c) Apply to the facts: Is Ordinance No. 2039-09 valid? Why or why not?