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7 On review, “decisions of administrative agencies enjoy a presumption of correctness” and deference is shown “to the agencies’ expertise and their special knowledge in the field[s] of their technical training, education, and experience.”

d 808, 825 (Minn. 1977).

“[D]ecisions of administrative agencies enjoy a presumption of correctness, and deference should be shown by courts to the agencies’ expertise and their special knowledge in the field[s] of their technical training, education, and experience.”

(quotation omitted); -47 (Minn. 2023).

(quotation omitted).13 An agency also cannot issue an arbitrary quasi-judicial decision.

In applying the arbitrary or capricious standard, we consider whether “a combination of danger signals” suggests that “the agency has not taken a ‘hard look’ at the salient problems and ‘has not genuinely engaged in reasoned decision- making.’ ” (quoting Greater Bos.

d 808, 825 (Minn. 1977)).

“Substantial evidence” means “1) such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion; 2) more than a scintilla of evidence; 3) more than ‘some evidence’; 4) more than ‘any evidence’; and 5) evidence considered in its entirety.” 5 On appeal, the relator bears the burden to demonstrate that the agency’s findings are unsupported by the record when considered in its entirety.

“Our role when reviewing agency action is to determine whether the agency has taken a ‘hard look’ at the problems involved, and whether it has ‘g enuinely engaged in reasoned decision-making.’” CARD, d at 832 ().

of Comm’rs, 32 (Minn. 2006) (CARD) ().

“Our role when re viewing agency action is to determine whether the agency has taken a ‘hard look’ at the problems involved, and whether it has ‘genuinely engaged in r easoned decision-making.’” CARD, d at 832 ().

Cable Commc’ns Bd., d at 668 ( (M inn.

Agency decisions are presumptive ly valid, and “deference should be shown by [appellate] courts to the agencies’ expertise and their special knowledge in the field of their technical training, education and experience.” d 808, 824 (Minn. 1977).

See Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst , −27 (Minn. 1977); Minn. Stat. § 14.69.

When reviewing agency decisions, this court follows “the fundamental concept that decisions of administrative agencies enjoy a presumption of correctness, and deference should be s hown by courts to the agencies’ expertise and their special knowledge in the field of their technical training, education, and experience.”

Our responsibility in determining whether there is substantial evidence to support an agency decision is “to examine the evidence on which [the] conclusions are based and determine whether they are well founded.” Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst

“We need not give any deference to the district court’s decision,” In re O’Boyle, but we defer to agency decisions as they “enj oy a presumption of correctness,”

at 832 (quoting Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst , , 825 (Minn. 1977) ).

Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst , , 824 (Minn. 1977).

See Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst , , 824 (Minn. 1977) (stating that it is a "fundamental concept that decisions of administrative agencies enjoy a presumption of correctness, and deference should be shown by courts to the agencies' expertise and their special knowledge in the field of their technical training, education, and experience").

“[D]ecisions of administrative agencies enjoy a presumption of correctness, and deference should be shown by courts to the agencies’ expertise and their special knowledge in the field of their technical training, education, and experience.”

“Substantial evidence” means “1) such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion; 2) more than a scintilla of evidence; 3) more than some evidence; 4) more than any evidence; and 5) evidence considered in its en tirety.” (quotations omitted).

D E C I S I O N “[D]ecisions of administrative agencies enjoy a presumption of correctness, and deference should be shown by courts to the agencies’ expertise and their special knowledge in the field[s] of their technical training, education, and experience.”