diff --git a/bin/ircd b/bin/ircd
index f8d8734..0bc397b 100755
--- a/bin/ircd
+++ b/bin/ircd
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ sub new {
         'pingtimeout' => undef,
         'maxtargets'  => undef,
     };
-    $self->{motd_path} = shift;
+    $self->{motd_path}  = shift;
+    $self->{rules_path} = shift;
     bless $self, $class;
     return $self;
 }
@@ -282,9 +283,11 @@ if(!caller) {
     };
     my $config = "/etc/cmpctircd/ircd.xml";
     my $motd   = "/etc/cmpctircd/ircd.motd";
+    my $rules  = "/etc/cmpctircd/ircd.rules";
     Getopt::Long::GetOptions(
         "config=s" => \$config,
         "motd=s"   => \$motd,
+        "rules=s"  => \$rules,
     );
     if(!-e $config) {
         die "Config file [$config] does not exist! Please create it or tell me where it is (--config) and try again.\r\n";
@@ -292,7 +295,10 @@ if(!caller) {
     if(!-e $motd) {
         die "MOTD file [$motd] does not exist! Please create it or tell me where it is (--motd) and try again.\r\n";
     }
-    my $ircd = IRCd::Run->new($config, $motd);
+    if(!-e $rules) {
+        die "RULES file [$rules] does not exist! Please create it or tell me where it is (--rules) and try again.\r\n";
+    }
+    my $ircd = IRCd::Run->new($config, $motd, $rules);
     $ircd->setup;
     $ircd->run;
 };
diff --git a/lib/IRCd/Client.pm b/lib/IRCd/Client.pm
index 3471e7e..d238c61 100644
--- a/lib/IRCd/Client.pm
+++ b/lib/IRCd/Client.pm
@@ -153,11 +153,33 @@ sub motd {
     open($motd, "<", $ircd->{motd_path});
     my @motd = <$motd>;
     $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_MOTDSTART . " $self->{nick} :- $ircd->{host} Message of the Day -\r\n");
-    $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_MOTD      . " $self->{nick} :- " . $_ . "\r\n") foreach(@motd);
+    for (my $i = 0; $i < @motd; $i++) {
+        my $line = $motd[$i];
+        $line =~ s/\r?\n//;
+        last if ($i + 1 == @motd && $line =~ /^\s*$/);
+        $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_MOTD     . " $self->{nick} :- " . $line . "\r\n");
+    }
     $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_ENDOFMOTD . " $self->{nick} :End of /MOTD command.\r\n");
     close($motd);
 }
 
+sub rules {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $ircd = $self->{ircd};
+    my $rules;
+    open($rules, "<", $ircd->{rules_path});
+    my @rules = <$rules>;
+    $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_RULESSTART . " $self->{nick} :- $ircd->{host} server rules -\r\n");
+    for (my $i = 0; $i < @rules; $i++) {
+        my $line = $rules[$i];
+        $line =~ s/\r?\n//;
+        last if ($i + 1 == @rules && $line =~ /^\s*$/);
+        $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_RULES      . " $self->{nick} :- " . $line . "\r\n");
+    }
+    $self->{socket}->{sock}->write(":$ircd->{host} " . IRCd::Constants::RPL_ENDOFRULES . " $self->{nick} :End of RULES command.\r\n");
+    close($rules);
+}
+
 sub checkTimeout {
     my $self   = shift;
     my $ircd   = $self->{ircd};
diff --git a/lib/IRCd/Client/Packets.pm b/lib/IRCd/Client/Packets.pm
index 4749d40..686f3cb 100644
--- a/lib/IRCd/Client/Packets.pm
+++ b/lib/IRCd/Client/Packets.pm
@@ -608,6 +608,16 @@ sub motd {
     $client->motd();
   }
 
+sub rules {
+    my $client = shift;
+    my $msg    = shift;
+    my $socket = $client->{socket}->{sock};
+    my $config = $client->{config};
+    my $ircd   = $client->{ircd};
+    my $mask   = $client->getMask(1);
+
+    $client->rules();
+}
 
 # :card.freenode.net 451 * :You have not registered
 1;
diff --git a/lib/IRCd/Constants.pm b/lib/IRCd/Constants.pm
index a61c132..6a28add 100644
--- a/lib/IRCd/Constants.pm
+++ b/lib/IRCd/Constants.pm
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ use constant {
     RPL_ISUPPORT => '005',
 
     RPL_UMODEIS       => 221,
+    RPL_RULES         => 232,
     RPL_AWAY          => 301,
     RPL_USERHOST      => 302,
     RPL_UNAWAY        => 305,
     RPL_NOWAWAY       => 306,
+    RPL_RULESSTART    => 308,
+    RPL_ENDOFRULES    => 309,
+
 
     RPL_WHOISUSER     => 311,
     RPL_WHOISSERVER   => 312,