KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The City of Sioux Falls enacted a zoning ordinance controlling the location of new on-sale alcoholic beverage businesses seeking to place video lottery machines in their establishments. In a declaratory action, the circuit court ruled that the City exceeded its authority when it enacted the ordinance. The court concluded that South Dakota's constitutional and statutory scheme indicated that the State intended to fully occupy the field of video lottery, to the exclusion of municipal regulation. We affirm.
[¶ 2.] On February 8, 2007, Rick Law filed an application with the City of Sioux Falls to be on its waiting list for an on-sale alcoholic beverage permit under SDCL 35-4-2(4).
[¶ 3.] Aware of this new ordinance, Law conditionally accepted the license, but did not apply for a conditional use permit because he believed each of his proposed locations would fail under the requirements of Ordinance 60-80. Law brought a declaratory action against the City to determine the constitutionality of Ordinance 60-80. He alleged that the City exceeded its authority when it enacted the ordinance, as the State had fully occupied the field of video lottery regulation, preempting any municipal regulation. The City countered that Ordinance 60-80 does not regulate video lottery, but is a zoning ordinance, enacted through a valid exercise of the City's police powers. The South Dakota Lottery, a Division of the Department of Revenue and Regulation, was permitted to intervene in the action.
[¶ 4.] After a hearing, the circuit court issued a memorandum opinion and findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court ruled that the City exceeded its authority when it enacted Ordinance 60-80, because the Legislature intended that the State "occupy the field of video lottery regulation to the exclusion of municipal regulations as shown by the Constitution and the broad statutory scheme regarding video lottery regulation." The City appeals.
[¶ 5.] Interpretation of an ordinance and related constitutional provisions present questions of law, reviewed de novo. City of Marion v. Schoenwald, 2001 S.D. 95, ¶ 8, 631 N.W.2d 213, 216-17 (citations omitted). We must decide anew whether Ordinance 60-80 is a valid exercise of municipal power.
[¶ 6.] The City advances multiple reasons why the court erred in deeming Ordinance 60-80 unconstitutional. First, it argues that Ordinance 60-80 is valid because South Dakota law authorizes municipalities to adopt zoning ordinances regulating and restricting the location and use of buildings for the "purpose of promoting health,
[¶ 7.] In response, Law asserts that the only reasonable interpretation of the South Dakota Constitution and the video lottery legislative scheme is that the Legislature intended to solely occupy the field of video lottery, preempting any municipal regulation. Law points out that until 1986, video lottery was illegal in South Dakota. See S.D. Const. art. III, § 25. When our constitution was amended to allow gambling, the constitution made clear that it would be "regulated by the state of South Dakota[.]" Id. Law points to the statutes enacted by the Legislature related to video lottery. See SDCL ch. 42-7A. In his view, those statutes give only state agencies the power to control, manage, and regulate video lottery. Thus, relying on the constitution and SDCL ch. 42-7A, Law maintains that the Legislature made no room for supplementary municipal regulation.
[¶ 8.] The Lottery, in agreement with Law's arguments, further points out that the Legislature intended to fully occupy the field of video lottery regulation because the "Legislature has crafted only two exceptions that allow a municipality to influence video lottery machine placement." See SDCL 42-7A-64. When issuing an on-sale alcoholic beverage license under SDCL 35-4-2(12) and (16), a municipality may consider certain criteria related to video lottery placement. See SDCL 42-7A-64. In light of the "narrow circumstances (i.e. two types of alcohol licenses) in which a municipality may assert its influence upon video lottery location," the Lottery contends that the Legislature understood "that the regulation of video lottery—including its location—is a field occupied by the State." The Lottery also argues that the Legislature did not improperly delegate power to a "special commission" in violation of article III, section 26: the Lottery is a division of the South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation, not a special commission. Moreover, it contends that by delegating control of video lottery to the Lottery, the Legislature has not interfered with any municipal function, as municipalities maintain their zoning authority to control the location of alcoholic beverage establishments.
[¶ 9.] A municipality may exercise any power or perform any function not
[¶ 10.] Field preemption by state law can be either express or implied. Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning, 28 So.3d 880, 886 (Fla.2010); Fogle v. H & G Rest., Inc., 337 Md. 441, 654 A.2d 449, 464 (Md.Ct.App.1995); Minn. Agric. Aircraft Ass'n, 498 N.W.2d at 42. Express preemption occurs when there is a specific legislative enactment reflecting the Legislature's intent to preempt any local regulation. Sarasota Alliance, 28 So.3d at 886. Implied preemption, on the other hand, exists when the legislative scheme "is sufficiently comprehensive to make reasonable the inference that" the Legislature "`left no room' for supplementary" local regulation. In re Yankton Cnty. Comm'n, 2003 S.D. 109, ¶ 16, 670 N.W.2d 34, 39 (citation omitted) (quoting Hillsborough Cnty. v. Automated Med. Labs., Inc., 471 U.S. 707, 713, 105 S.Ct. 2371, 2375, 85 L.Ed.2d 714 (1985)); see also Jackley, 2010 S.D. 81, ¶ 10, 790 N.W.2d at 494. Because there is no specific enactment expressing the Legislature's intent to preempt local regulation of video lottery, we must review the legislative scheme for implied preemption. In doing so, we look to the provisions of the entire law, and not any particular statute in isolation. See Sarasota Alliance, 28 So.3d at 886. We also will consider the object sought to be attained by the laws, the nature and power exerted by the Legislature, and the character of the obligations imposed by the statutes. See id.; see also Idaho Dairymen's Ass'n, Inc. v. Gooding Cnty., 148 Idaho 653, 227 P.3d 907, 913 (2010).
[¶ 11.] Gambling was illegal in South Dakota until our constitution was amended in 1986. The amendment legalizing gambling specifically provided that it would be "regulated by the State of South Dakota[.]" See S.D. Const. art. III, § 25. Under that authority, the Legislature enacted SDCL ch. 42-7A. After defining certain terms, the Legislature specifically provided that "[t]he overall management of the state lottery and control over the operation of its games shall rest solely with the South Dakota Lottery," which is a division of the Department of Revenue and Regulation. SDCL 42-7A-2. The Legislature also provided that an executive director shall administer the state lottery as set forth in SDCL ch. 42-7A. Id. In so administering, "[t]he executive director may approve or disapprove any application for license ... depending upon ... whether the executive director considers the proposed location suitable." SDCL 42-7A-57 (emphasis added). There is no similar statute creating municipal administration,
[¶ 12.] The object sought to be attained by the laws also confirms that the Legislature intended to fully control video lottery. The Legislature mandated that "[i]n all decisions, the executive director and commission shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the lottery, and shall act to promote and ensure the integrity, security, honesty, and fairness of its operation and administration." SDCL 42-7A-2. This manifest objective appears also in SDCL 42-7A-56:
[¶ 13.] Although there is no express legislative directive controlling video lottery to the exclusion of local regulation, the scope and power exerted by the Legislature and the character of the obligations imposed by its statutes reflect legislative intent to be exclusive in the field. As previously stated, the Legislature created the South Dakota Lottery and required an executive director to operate, manage, and control the Lottery. To guide the Lottery and executive director, the Legislature enacted requirements for video lottery machines, SDCL 42-7A-37, and restrictions on licensed establishments, SDCL 42-7A-37.1. It specifically gave only the executive director the power to approve or disapprove any application for a license. SDCL 42-7A-57. In doing so, it provided that the director consider the application's proposed location. Id. The Legislature also limited the amounts that can be played on the video lottery machines, and the amount
[¶ 14.] Based on the character of the obligations imposed by the Legislature, we see no delegation of power or responsibilities to municipalities and no entrusting to municipalities the control of video lottery. Rather, the statutes place all burdens upon the State. Thus, we conclude that South Dakota's legislative video lottery scheme is sufficiently comprehensive to make reasonable the inference that the Legislature left no room for supplementary regulation of video lottery by municipalities. It is immaterial that the City is governed by a home-rule charter or empowered to enact zoning regulations. Once the City enacted Ordinance 60-80, regulating the placement of video lottery machines, the City exceeded its authority. Of course, if we have misread the intent behind the video lottery statutes, the Legislature remains free to amend its enactments to clarify its intent.
[¶ 15.] Lastly, the City argues that if this Court finds that Ordinance 60-80 is preempted by state law, the Legislature improperly delegated control of video lottery placement to the South Dakota Lottery Commission in violation of article III, section 26 of our constitution. That section provides,
S.D. Const. art. III, § 26 (emphasis added). From the City's perspective, SDCL ch. 42-7A interferes with municipal property by delegating to the Lottery the City's power to control zoning for a particular industry, in this case video lottery.
[¶ 16.] The Lottery, on the other hand, argues that the Legislature did not delegate any powers to a "special commission." Rather, the power to control, manage, and regulate video lottery is vested with the South Dakota Lottery, a division of the Department of Revenue and Regulation. The Lottery asserts that, as a division of the Department of Revenue and Regulation, it is much like the Department's Motor Vehicles Division, Property Tax Division, Business Tax Division, and Special Taxes Division. The Lottery also maintains that no municipal function has been delegated by the Legislature through the video lottery regulatory scheme, since the City is still empowered to zone and dictate where alcoholic beverage establishments may or may not be located.
[¶ 17.] We need not decide whether the South Dakota Lottery Commission is the type of special commission prohibited in article III, section 26 of our constitution. There is no evidence that the Legislature has interfered with any municipal property or function by its enactments.
[¶ 18.] Affirmed.
[¶ 19.] GILBERTSON, Chief Justice, and ZINTER and SEVERSON, Justices, and SABERS, Retired Justice, concur.
[¶ 20.] SABERS, Retired Justice, sitting for MEIERHENRY, Retired Justice, disqualified.
[¶ 21.] WILBUR, Justice did not participate.
Ordinance 60-80, Section 6.