Enables 3-chloroallyl aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. Involved in several processes, including response to cAMP; response to glucocorticoid; and response to hypoxia. Located in cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in arteriosclerosis. Orthologous to human ALDH3A1 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]