4 5 0 ▁US D ) ▁fine . ▁The ▁penalty ▁for ▁abandon ment ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁one ▁million ▁won . ▁The ▁law ▁gives ▁the ▁state ▁no ▁powers ▁to ▁ban ▁people ▁from ▁ow ning ▁animals ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cruel ty , ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁imp ose ▁higher ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁repeat ▁animal ▁cruel ty ▁off enders . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁also ▁creates ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁care . ▁Under ▁the ▁original ▁law , ▁own ers ▁and ▁keep ers ▁of ▁animals ▁must ▁provide ▁appropriate ▁feed ▁and ▁water ▁and ▁ende avor ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁animals ▁in ▁their ▁care ▁exercise ▁and ▁rest ▁ade qu ately . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁am end ment ▁changes ▁the ▁" ende avor " ▁word ing ▁to ▁a ▁strict ▁li ability ▁requirement ▁and ▁creates ▁a ▁penalty ▁of ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁some ▁off ences . ▁ ▁Conc ern ing ▁farm ▁animals , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁law ▁requires ▁animals ▁to ▁be ▁registered , ▁st ip ul ates ▁certain ▁prote ctions ▁for ▁animals ▁in ▁transport , ▁and ▁requires ▁that ▁sla ugh ter ▁is ▁done ▁using ▁a ▁method ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁Ord in ance ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Food , ▁Agricult ure , ▁Forest ry , ▁and ▁Fish eries , ▁such ▁as ▁st unning ▁or ▁gas . ▁The ▁government ▁is ▁to ▁form ulate ▁and ▁implement ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁plan ▁every ▁five ▁years , ▁including ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁animal ▁far ming . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁animal ▁testing , ▁alternatives ▁to ▁animals ▁must ▁be ▁considered , ▁animals ▁less