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• North Memorial Medical Center v. Minnesota Dept. of Health, 423 <br /> N.W.2d 737 (Minn. App. 1988). In addition, a city council is vested with <br /> broad authority in determining whether to issue or renew a license, and the <br /> scope of review by the courts is narrow. See Kayo Oil Co. v. City of <br /> Hopkins, 397 N.W.2d 612 (Minn. App. 1986). However, local officials <br /> must base a denial of a license on "articulable and legally sufficient <br /> reasons." See E.T.O., Inc. v. Town of Marion, 375 N.W.2d 815, 819 <br /> (Minn. 1985); see also Tamarac Inn, Inc. v. City of Long Lake, 310 <br /> N.W.2d 474 (Minn. 1981). If the basis of a license denial is a criminal <br /> conviction, the licensing authority must make findings under the state <br /> Criminal Rehabilitation Act, Minnesota Statutes Sections 364.01-364.10 <br /> (1994). <br /> • E. Limitation on Number of Licenses Issued <br /> In Minnesota, a limitation on the number of certain types of licenses within <br /> a city has been upheld as a valid exercise of police powers. See Kayo Oil <br /> Co. v. City of Hopkins, 397 N.W.2d 612 (Minn. App. 1986)(cap on liquor <br /> licenses upheld);Minneapolis Street Railway Co. v. City of Minneapolis, <br /> 236 Minn. 109, 52 N.W.2d 120 (1952)(same). <br /> M. Pawnbroker Licensing and Regulations <br /> A. Nature of Regulation <br /> Because of the facility that it furnishes for the commission of crime, the <br /> business of pawnbrokers is one which belongs to a class where the strictest <br /> police regulation may be imposed. In reviewing the history of <br /> pawnbrokers, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court observed: <br /> • <br /> 5 <br />