Enables 3-chloroallyl aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. Involved in formaldehyde metabolic process and response to reactive oxygen species. Located in cytosol; endoplasmic reticulum; and nucleus. Is extrinsic component of endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Sjogren-Larsson syndrome. Orthologous to human ALDH3A2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]