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Weird Laws: Touch a Butterfly in This Town — Pay $1,000 Fine

Weird Laws: Touch a Butterfly in This Town — Pay $1,000 Fine — the strangest wildlife law in California history. In Pacific Grove, California, touching a monarch butterfly is a crime punishable by a one thousand dollar fine. But this is not some ridiculous outdated law. It exists because in 1934, one man collected 32,000 butterflies — and the town decided that would never happen again. In this video, you'll discover: The real story behind California's famous butterfly law How a marine biologist named Doc Ricketts sparked a community outrage Why Pacific Grove calls itself "Butterfly Town, U.S.A." — and what that means The tragic 99% decline in monarch butterflies despite decades of protection 📌 Visual Note: Some historical scenes from 1930s Pacific Grove are AI-assisted recreations based on archival photographs. All facts about the butterfly law and population data come from official city records, the Xerces Society, and peer-reviewed conservation research. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The $1,000 Fine 0:45 - What Is This Law? 1:52 - Doc Ricketts and the 32,000 Butterflies 4:38 - Butterfly Town, U.S.A. 6:56 - Why Monarchs Are Special 8:36 - The Fight to Save Them 10:16 - The 99% Collapse 12:24 - What This Means 15:28 - Subscribe for More Sources & Further Reading: Pacific Grove Municipal Code 11.48 Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: pgmuseum.org/monarchs Xerces Society Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count San Francisco Chronicle archives Steinbeck, John. "Sweet Thursday" (1954) Have you ever visited Pacific Grove during butterfly season? Or do you know of other strange California laws? Drop it in the comments — I might cover it next! #CaliforniaHistory #PacificGrove #MonarchButterfly #WeirdLaws #ButterflyTown #WildlifeConservation #AmericanHistory